To all: I have a good supply of 1/2" bullet resistant Lexan. Would this material be suitable for a element to mast plate for a linear loaded shortened 40 meter rotary dipole? Element length is 24
Hi, Dave, The power of the sun over time is incredibly more powerful than a bullet. UV degradation occurs to Lexan, degrading optical properties over time, however I know of no studies concerning str
Lexan is a polycarbonate, not an acrylic. Plexiglass is an acrylic. FWIW. Al AB2ZY --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of M
I use 1/8" clear lexan as spacers for linear loading and for the boom feedline on my 7-60 MHz log periodic. It's been up for about 8 years now with no problems. If you want real engineering/technical
It's SABIC now. GE sold the Plastics business in 2007. The bulletproof Lexan was made by the Structured Products Group in Mt. Vernon IN, where the original Lexan resin plant was located. Al AB2ZY --O
I had an 2" x 2' square chunk of Plexiglass as the center insulator on a TA-33 for 20 years. Didn't fall down. Antenna is down, but the plastic still looks good. -- This message has been scanned for
A Google search for Lexan specifications will return plenty of info. Lexan is a GE brand name for polycarbonate material. There are a number of manufacturers of the polycarbonate stuff today and read
I used 1/4" X 2" X 4" pieces for center insulators. The Hardware store used to give them to me as scrap. Now they run a couple bucks each. So I just went to using 1/2" X 4 X 6 Plexiglas for the insul