[TowerTalk] Fan Dipole

[Robert Harmon]

I used 1/2" black poly tube for sprinkler systems for my open wire line spreaders.  Works great.  You can get a 50 foot roll at Home Depot for $8.00

Bob
K6UJ



> On Feb 17, 2020, at 12:03 PM, jimlux <jimlux at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> 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?
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> There are fiberglass posts about 1/4" in diameter for electric fences. You can saw them down.
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> Strips of a black polyethylene cutting board.
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> Bamboo skewers or wood chopsticks?
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> you can buy long sticks of UV inhibited PVC - check McMaster-Carr
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> Separation distance? My Alpha-Delta DX-CC used about 6"
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