Re: [amsat-bb] horizontal boom

["Don, w7das" <w7das@xxxxxxx>]

Dave,

  My G5500 came with an aluminum center section.  I opted to use the M2 
fiberglass boom kit to mount my antennas on.  I found that the difference 
between the O.D. of the centerpiece and the I.D. of the M2 booms allowed a 
bit more sag than I liked...  while this wasn't a big deal for the CP Yagis, 
it made a difference to my S-band dish during high elevation passes.  I 
ended up making "gap fillers" using pieces from aluminum soda cans which 
solved my problem.   Here is a link to my current setup for a visual...

http://www.nflight.net


73,
Don
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