[TowerTalk] M2inc 15M6DX tips

[john at kk9a.com]

DX Engineering sells 6063 with a harder heat treat (T8).  I am not a
metallurgist but I believe that 6063-T8 is similar in strength to 6061-T6.
If you have a good element taper design this should work well.

John KK9A

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On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 12:33 PM Jorge Diez - CX6VM <cx6vm.jorge at gmail.com>
wrote:

> thanks John
>
> DXE have it on 6063 material a reasonable price
>
> 73,
> Jorge
>
> El lun., 18 nov. 2019 a las 11:17, <john at kk9a.com> escribió:
>
>> If it is just the tip, .058 wall that is commonly available on the ham
>> sites is better.  I use Ø1/2 x .058 wall 6061-T6 tips on my homebrew
>> 20m beams with no issues and no dampening rope. I used the same
>> element design at my Aruba QTH which is constantly windy and I had no
>> breakage or vibration problems there either.  If tips are breaking
>> perhaps there is something wrong with the rest of the element taper
>> design.
>>
>> John KK9A
>>
>>
>> Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:
>>
>> hello
>>
>> third time I have my M2inc 15 mts yagi tips broken, now on driven element
>>
>> 2 years ago, M2inc asked me $28 for a 1/2´´ x .049 x 31´´ long tube, very
>> expensive, but since i also needed the 3/4 x 60´´ SOE section, i needed to
>> but at M2inc
>>
>> Just for the tip, I think I can buy any 1/2´´ aluminium tube, right?
>> Since
>> i am not good at US dimensions, just need to be sure that this will work
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>> --
>> 73,
>> Jorge
>> CX6VM/CW5W
>>
>>
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> Jorge
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