Re: [amsat-bb] fiberglass boom

["Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm just using the wood part - a 1 1/4" closet pole.  2M and 70cm
beams at each end, with a BBQ grill for S-band on the inside.
http://home.jps.net/~gregd/hamsite.htm

I guess the PVC would help with the weather, but the thing's been
up there for a couple of years with no obvious ill effects.  Of course,
this is California...

Greg  KO6TH


>From: James Sharp <jsharp@psychoses.org>
>To: Tracy <k7kcs@attbi.com>
>CC: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>, Jim White <jim@coloradosatellite.com>
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] fiberglass boom
>Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 20:52:47 -0500 (EST)
>
>
>I've got something similar.  A piece of 1 1/2" PVC with a piece of 1" PVC
>inside.  I've got a M2 436CP36 and a 5 element crosspole yagi on one side
>and a 90CM channel master dish on the other side...very minimal sagging.
>
>James, N5XNS
>
>
> > I am currently using a piece of large diameter PVC pipe with a wood 
>dowel
> > inside.  I have the ends capped off with PVC caps.  I have a Primestar 
>dish
> > on one side and it does not cause the pipe to sag.
> >
> > 73's  Tracy K7KCS
>
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