[amsat-bb] Help with arrow antenna

[Koos van den Hout]

Quoting vk4tec at tech-software.net who wrote on Fri 2017-11-17 at 15:08:

> Can someone tell me what is inside the boom of the Arrow antenna ?

Air. In a split boom there is obviously a piece of metal pipe in the split.

> I am having troubles getting the longest 2m element through the boom 
> I don't want to force it

My arrow is at home but the only reason I can imagine for this to happen is
when the duplexer has moved into the boom more than needed. Take it out
carefully and check for other objects inside the boom.

                                     Koos van den Hout PE4KH

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