[TowerTalk] Fiberglass Supplier

[Bill Aycock]

Gene and Daniel--
Too bad Plano is so far from NE Alabama-- I have a moderate (several hundred 
canes) grove of Timber Bamboo that has to be thinned every spring.
Bill--W4BSG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Smar" <ersmar at verizon.net>
To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fiberglass Supplier


> Daniel:
>
>     I'm afraid I'm going to be contrary to your <no wood> requirement with
> my suggestion.  When I was first licensed in the 60s, many QST and Pop
> Electronic articles on construcing quads suggested using bamboo poles as
> spreaders.  At that time they were obtainable from carpet stores; the 
> carpet
> material was often shipped wound around such poles and the poles were then
> available at little or no cost.  Later construction articles urged that
> these poles should be wrapped in fiberglass tape to prolong their useful
> life.
>
>     This might not be a particularly appealing choice, especially if you
> consider having to wrap the bamboo in tape, but I throw it out there FWIW.
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daniel Hileman" <n9wx at hotmail.com>
> To: "TOWER TALK" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:07 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Fiberglass Supplier
>
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am wanting to homebrew a 2 element 20-10m quad...I have it all worked 
> out
> in my head, but I was looking at Max-gain for fiberglass tubing for the
> spreaders, and they seem VERY expensive ($26.00/8' at  1".) So, anyone 
> know
> a good fiberglass supplier or alternate ideas for spreaders that would be
> relatively professional grade, for a permanent type antenna, in other 
> words,
> not wood.
>
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Daniel N9WX
>
>