[TowerTalk] Fan Dipole

jimlux jimlux at earthlink.net
Mon Feb 17 15:03:59 EST 2020


On 2/17/20 11:12 AM, Jeff Widen via TowerTalk wrote:
> I want to add a 20 meter wire to my 30 meter dipole and am looking for suggestions for spreaders to separate the  elements. Half inch PVC pipe seems to bulky and heavy, any suggestions for something lighter that will hold up to the sun? Also what is the best separation distance?
> 

There are fiberglass posts about 1/4" in diameter for electric fences. 
You can saw them down.

Strips of a black polyethylene cutting board.

Bamboo skewers or wood chopsticks?

you can buy long sticks of UV inhibited PVC - check McMaster-Carr



Separation distance? My Alpha-Delta DX-CC used about 6"






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