[amsat-bb] Fiberglass Cross-boom Alternative?

[Bill Booth]

On 2020-11-24 7:00 p.m., Tony via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> alternative to fiberglass cross booms?

I took a length of electrical PVC conduit 1.5 inch and put a wooden dowel inside 
it.  It was a tight fit but I ground some off to make it slide in with a bit of 
force (hammer).  The dowel was coated with a light 50/50 alcohol/shalac rubbed on 
with a cloth.  It is still in use after maybe 20 years.

I am not 100% sure about the wooden dowel. I may have use something smaller than 
the inside of the PVC and only drove in a piece at each end that was tight.  It 
was wood though.

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