[amsat-bb] Re: Cross Boom

24 Apr 2009

      Fiberglass solid.
I forgot who actually makes the rods, but i found a local deal that can get it in 20 foot sections.  I bought two 20 foot rods and sold off the extra sections.
The cost is aprox $16.00 a foot.
the nice thing about solid is you do not need to worry about breaking or crushing it.
Structural Shapes Rod
Class: thermocur rod
Major Material: Fiberglass
Minor Material: 1.5" solid rod
Outside Dimension: 1.50
Color: MILKY green
Resin Name: green
Length (Span for Grating): 240.000
Rick McCabe
Customer Service Team Leader
McNichols Company
45 Power Rd Westford, MA 01886-4111
978-692-4141 ext 227 (phone) | 978-692-0044 (fax)
rick.mccabe@mcnichols.com
www.mcnichols.com
--- On Thu, 4/23/09, Joe nss@mwt.net wrote:
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From: Joe nss@mwt.net
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Cross Boom
To: ka1rrw@yahoo.com
Cc: "Jeff Yanko" wb3jfs@cox.net, "Billy Simpkins" bsimpkins31@dishmail.net, "Edward Cole" kl7uw@acsalaska.net, kq6ea@pacbell.net, amsat-bb@amsat.org
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 6:43 PM
Just follow the suggestions on the web page that was
suggested and you'll be fine.
But I am curious as to where did you find the 1.25"
fiberglass riod?
Joe
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Thanks for all of the good information.
I am going to rebuild my Sat array this spring (its
time for a routine overhaul).
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I have a M2 436CP42UG and the M2 CP22 at opposite ends
of a 12’ (1.25”) solid fiberglass pole.  I am converting
over to a 1.5” sold 14-foot fiberglass pole to give me
better clearance for other antennas on the tower. Kenpro
5500 AZ/EL
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I never liked hanging the coax off the back since is
throws off the balance.
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When you slide the U-clamps Backward on the M2 boom to
compensate for the coax weight on the back, you end up with
the clamps on Thinner section of the Boom.
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Based on the theories, if I follow the coax routing
and avoid the half or full wave points I may be able to run
the coax down the boom?
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Would this work on the 70 cm too?
Thanks Miles
--- On Thu, 4/23/09, Jim Jerzycke
kq6ea@pacbell.net wrote:
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From: Jim Jerzycke kq6ea@pacbell.net
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Cross Boom
To: "Jeff Yanko" wb3jfs@cox.net,
"Joe" nss@mwt.net, "Billy
Simpkins" bsimpkins31@dishmail.net,
"Edward Cole" kl7uw@acsalaska.net
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Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 1:41 AM
It's here on Howard's site:
http://www.g6lvb.com/fibermetalboom.htm
--- On Wed, 4/22/09, Edward Cole
kl7uw@acsalaska.net wrote:
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From: Edward Cole kl7uw@acsalaska.net
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Cross Boom
To: "Jeff Yanko"
wb3jfs@cox.net,
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kq6ea@pacbell.net, "Joe"
nss@mwt.net,
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"Billy Simpkins"
bsimpkins31@dishmail.net
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Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 10:39 PM
The coax shield coming off the antenna boom at
a right
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angle
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looks like another parasitic element being
added to the
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antenna
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causing severe distortion of the antenna
pattern.  But if one
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installs the antenna in the X configuration
and attach the cross
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boom in
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a location away from any of the elements one
can tightly
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run
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the coax across the metallic cross boom with
little effect.
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This
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was tested by WA5VJB and is a published
article.
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I have my M2 436CP42UG mounted in this fashion
and it
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preforms well.
73, Ed - KL7UW
maybe someone else can point to the link to
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article.
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At 11:41 AM 4/22/2009, Jeff Yanko wrote:
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OK, I see where this is coming into play.
So
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it's
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possible that the coax
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shield could react to the feedpoint system
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pattern.
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Now this raises a
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question.  If this is the case, has
anybody tried
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a
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broadband choke balun to
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limit this potential problem?  If you
think about
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it,
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the bigger issue with
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coax effecting the radiation pattern is
improper
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decoupling of the fed
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point.  If the outside shield is hot with
RF it
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will
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radiated and effect the
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pattern big time. If the coax is properly
decoupled at
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the fed point the
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outside shield will ideally have zero rf
current
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on it
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and ideally have no
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impact on the pattern.
Thoughts?
73,
Jeff  WB3JFS
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From: "Jim Jerzycke"
kq6ea@pacbell.net
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To: "Joe" nss@mwt.net;
"Billy
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Simpkins"
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"Jeff
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Yanko" wb3jfs@cox.net
Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Cross Boom
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Because the shield of the coax
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like a piece of pipe, and has the
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same effect on the antenna pattern
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you're trying to eliminate by
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going to a non-metallic cross-boom.
Jim  KQ6EA
--- On Wed, 4/22/09, Jeff Yanko
wb3jfs@cox.net wrote:
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> From: Jeff Yanko
wb3jfs@cox.net
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> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Cross Boom
> To: "Joe"
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"Billy Simpkins"
bsimpkins31@dishmail.net
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> Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009,
10:55
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> Hi all,
> I found this line confusing....
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> "But then  if you go
insulated
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insulated
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> My question is if you run the coax
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an
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insulated
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> fiberglass, how could that affect
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coupling of the
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> 73,
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> Jeff  WB3JFS
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe"
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nss@mwt.net
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> To: "Billy Simpkins"
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Cross Boom
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elements
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crossarm,  no propblem
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need
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insulated
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> crossboom,
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>> But then  if you go insulated
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do
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>> either or you just defeated
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purpose
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of the
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> insulated boom.
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>> Billy Simpkins wrote:
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>>> Is a fiber glass or some
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non-conductive
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>>> cross boom?  What or the
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advantages
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>>> Thanks,
>>> Billy KF0CK
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