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1. [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 08:59:40 -0700; Hi AllOur radio club is building a yagi to be used mostly for Field Day type setups. It's modeled upon the F-12 C-3 line, with the difference being we are not crazy about the element to boom mounting; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00005.html (7,581 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 09:20:05 -0700; The element to boom mounting using a U bolt is a pretty fast and easy method for mounting. Also if you use their idea of rivets you can temporarily insert the rivets and tape over them to hold them i; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00006.html (8,630 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 09:43:09 -0700; MikeAgreed, the U-bolts are reasonably fast if you have maybe 2 elements. A C-3 has 7 elements, that's 28 nuts you have to keep track of, install, tighten, etc. And if they are SS now you have to con; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00008.html (9,709 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 09:36:48 -0800; On 1/1/17 7:59 AM, Tom Hellem wrote: Hi AllOur radio club is building a yagi to be used mostly for Field Day type setups. It's modeled upon the F-12 C-3 line, with the difference being we are not cra; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00010.html (8,769 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 09:41:10 -0800; I like that.. a box of rivets, or just pins of some sort. Shove them in, whip a piece of tape around. With two people it could go pretty fast. Disassembly is a knife/box cutter you definitely want to; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00011.html (10,418 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 10:43:50 -0700; If you don't share the elements you could look at finding a used 2 ele SteppIR. Slide the tubes on and go. You just use tape on the fiberglass connections. The SteppIR does add a few other failure po; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00012.html (9,728 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 10:48:13 -0700; I have used a different color spray paint and hit the joints with the paint, one color for each band. The only issue you may have with the C3's is that the holes were not drilled at the same place at; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00013.html (11,359 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 18:19:08 +0000; I had used these in my other obsession . Muscle Cars /Race Cars .... There 1/8 dia. insertion hold and are spring loaded . I think there addition would have negligent impact on the antenna https://ww; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00015.html (10,431 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: Gary <gary_mayfield@hotmail.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 21:42:06 +0000; Someone mentioned the tent pole spring buttons - they work great and have been in use at w0wtn for several years. Foe element to boom remove the ubolts and replace them with bent all thread. This wil; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00020.html (9,696 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 16:41:59 -0800; if a 1.5" wider than the boom 1/4" thick 6061 plate (3/4" each side) was u-bolted permanently to the boom at each element position then clevis pins could go thru each element and the plate, with a ha; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00021.html (10,529 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 20:31:06 -0500; I am not sure what "It's modeled upon the F-12 C-3 line" means. Is this a copy of a C3? If I recall the Force12 C3 has permanently riveted element plates and the elements are attached to these plates; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00022.html (10,487 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 20:41:20 -0500; I am not sure how compact you can make the SteppIR elements but I would imagine that they still need to be bolted to the boom. Then you have to run wires to each element, install a controller with a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00023.html (8,638 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 19:29:50 -0800; Here's a link to a talk that W6GJB gave at Pacificon this year about building a contesting trailer for Field Day and county expeditions for state QSO pqrties. Glen has come up with a lot of really go; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00025.html (10,332 bytes)
14. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: "Don W7WLL" <w7wll@arrl.net>; Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 22:34:32 -0800; Impressive, well done and tnx for sharing. Don W7WLL Here's a link to a talk that W6GJB gave at Pacificon this year about building a contesting trailer for Field Day and county expeditions for state; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00027.html (10,434 bytes)
15. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 07:32:00 -0700; JimYou guys did it up right- no wonder we hear you all over the bands in 7QP! Great presentation, thanks for posting it. Tom K0SN _______________________________________________ _____________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00028.html (10,817 bytes)
16. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 07:29:40 -0800; I'm posting this link because it shows how Glen rebuilt and rigged a C3SS for quick assembly. Slide #29 shows all the key elements of the rebuild. All the elements travel fully assembled on the roof; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00029.html (8,995 bytes)
17. Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi Building Ideas (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 10:08:31 -0800; Yes. Glen is very slick. :) how does that multi feed mechanism stow: do you just carry it fully assembled on the roof rack? Yes. Glen carefully lashes everything down so that he's good at 60 mph on f; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00036.html (9,588 bytes)

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