To add to Vic's comment, the connections between the tape and the feeder would have to be well protected against moisture and rain. Any corrosion of these connections could result in BCI to nearby FM broadcast receivers - the rusty bolt effect.
A very neat and sturdy 6m yagi built by a friend many years ago for portable use, was made of fibreglass tubing. Both the boom and each element support consisted IIRC of three lengths of tubing, with the outer parts "telescoped" into the middle part, and locked into place by a bolt, washer and nut. Each element was made of large guage copper wire, taped to its support tubing. 73, Geoff LX2AO On May 16, 2012 at 21:06 +0200, Vic K2VCO wrote: > I don't get the appeal of tape measure material for antenna elements. > Other than its > 'self-measurement' property, what's good about it? It is made of steel, > which has a > relatively high resistance, and isn't particularly durable. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
