[TowerTalk] Source for aluminum tubing?

[Don Havlicek]

My back yard.
73
Don
N8DE

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On Mar 17, 2019 7:08 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>
> Brad that is a tough size to find. I used to buy Ø7/16 with a 0.049 wall from a ham in Ohio that sold 6061 tubing however he retired. I had a bunch of extra heavy duty tips in Aruba that I gave away when I sold my station. I have found Ø7/16 online though commercial sources but it was pricy for low quantities. You need to purchase drawn tubing for a proper fit. Perhaps DX Engineering should pick up this size. Hy-gain tips break easily, at least they have for me and I only used them for temporary contest antennas. Probably the least expensive and easiest place to buy a tip is though Hy-Gain.
>
> John KK9A
>
> Brad Anbro N9EN wrote:
>
> ​Hello all,
>
> I am rebuilding an old HyGain 153BA 3-element 15 meter monoband yagi and I
> was wondering if there is a good source for the 7/16" diameter by approximately
> .039" wall thickness aluminum tubing that is used for the ends of the element
> half-sections?
>
> Years ago, Texas Towers used to stock a wide variety of aluminum tubing but
> on their web site I see only two sizes listed.
>
> Thanks for any help with this!
>
> 73 de Brad Anbro, N9EN
> Bluff City, Tennessee
>
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