[TowerTalk] F12 C19XR Rivets

[Kevin Stover]

Someone would surely have to do a full on metallurgical analysis to be 
happy with the resulting Yagi.

I have read every post of this discussion (God help me) and have noticed 
a couple things.
Some of the folks in this discussion really, really, need to get a hobby.
My uncle, a former Collins engineer with an EE PhD told me once that the 
first class all prospective engineers should be required to take is when 
to and when not to "engineer".

I may be wrong but I thought I saw a recommendation to weld the tubing 
joints?
I'd be willing to say the vast majority of members on this list, with a 
few exceptions to be sure, have neither the necessary skill or equipment 
to pull that off without blowing big holes in the aluminum and spending 
a lot of money fixing stuff they "created". If done correctly it would 
result in a joint that will never come apart, ever.

Just build the antenna the way the manufacturer intended and enjoy using 
it, simple.


  I guess if one really wanted to be picky, the ultimate solution would 
be to invent a device that could extrude tubing on site with a built-in 
taper.
No joints! You could build your yagis the same way eavestroughers 
manufacture seamless gutters on site. With enough adjust ability to the 
extruder, you could even manufacture one-piece booms.

73, Kelly, ve4xt

PS: the on-site extruder was a joke. Please, no comments on whether the 
metallurgy is sound! Sent from my iPad

-- 
R. Kevin Stover
AC0H
ARRL
FISTS #11993
SKCC #215
NAQCC #3441


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