[TowerTalk] No Tool Fast Assembly HF Beam

[Larry stowell]

Sounds like a good application for a SteppIR?

73 Larry K1ZW

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Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] No Tool Fast Assembly HF Beam

Joe wrote...

> Has anyone equipped the elements of a beam with some neat quick assembly
> scheme?  I was thinking of the buttons often found in telescopic tent poles,
> or the quick and easy clamps that keep the legs of my camera tripod
> extended.

Force-12 recommends putting a pop-rivet in, but NOT popping it.  Just put it in and 
hold it in place with a turn of black electrical tape.  When it comes time to 
disassemble it, it goes really quickly!

The element to boom connection depends on what your antenna is.  I'm guessing that 
a set of minimally tightened U-bolts would be most common.

73,

George T Daughters, K6GT
CU in the California QSO Party (CQP)
October 2-3, 2010


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