[amsat-bb] Fiberglass Cross-boom Alternative?

[Gary]

Don't dismiss using a metal cross-boom. People say it won't work without actually examining the problem. When antenna guru Kent Britain, WA5VJB looked at the problem he found a metal boom to work quite well. He then tested it on the antenna range and verified it worked.  You can see the paper he presented at an AMSAT symposium here:
http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm

When I had a permanent satellite station I used a metal cross-boom, and there were several others in the OSCAR-13 and AO-40 era that did. 

73,
Gary "Joe", kk0sd

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All:

Is there a cheaper non-metallic alternative to fiberglass cross booms? 
Or maybe a wholesale fiberglass rod distributor that has such a beast at a reasonable price?

Tony -K2MO

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