[TowerTalk] Element/boom caps

[Raymond Benny]

Hank,

I've had the same experience with birds w/o boom caps. But once, on my test
stand, 20m yagi with end caps, a big rain storm allowed a lot water inside.
So now I cut out a small slot on the bottom side of the cap to allow water
out. The slot is small enough to not to allow bugs or birds in.

Ray, N6VR / W7YA
5000 ft, high desert, central Arizona


On Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 9:10 PM HP <pfizenmayer at q.com> wrote:

> FWIW - apparently the birds are different in Arizona --
>
> When I took down my KT34 to rebuild it with the redesigned M2 element
> clamps etc -
> It took me hours with long pole and swabs and hose to clean out all the
> birds nests
> and so forth from the 3 inch boom -what a mess - it has aluminum screen
> wire covers now .
>
> No issues with the elements .
>
> Hank K7HP
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