[amsat-bb] Fiberglass Cross-boom Alternative?

[Bob Hammond]

I got my 1/25" diameter solid fiberglass boom from www.MGS4U.com at what I
think was a reasonable price.  I painted it white to protect the finish and
it's working quite well.  I have three sat antennas on it:  70cm and 23cm
on one side of the rotor and a 2m on the opposite side.  To aid in clamping
the antennas and the EL rotor to the boom, I cut appropriately-sized
sections of PVC pipe to place at those clamping points.  I then applied
self-adhesive non-skid tread to the boom, attached the PVC sections over
the non-skid tread, slid the fiberglass boom into the EL rotor, and
attached the antennas.  Seems to be working just fine.

On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 4:01 PM Tony via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> 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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