Inside the boom is a great idea but unfortunately I think it would be a bit difficult as the rearmost reflector is only 1 inch from the end of the boom and it goes right through the boom.
It could be done but I don't think the wind loading reduction would out weight the "pain in the butt" factor.
Appreciate the suggestion though!
73, David
-----Original Message----- From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF [mailto:nigel@ngunn.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 10:57 AM To: Joe Fitzgerald Cc: David Wing; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Yagi balance point
How about putting them inside the boom?
Joe Fitzgerald wrote:
As a practical matter, I'd use the fishing weights tucked in as close to the boom as possible to keep the additional wind load down. In fact if the boom is hollow, you could stick the weights inside and not increase the wind load at all. As long as the metallic counterbalance is not actually touching any elements you will be fine.
-Joe KM1P
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