>W6NL (x-W6QHS)and also N4KG have written various texts on improving
>the 40-2CD's wind survival rate. W9RE offers a "kit" with the parts. A
>better
>route to take would be one of those methods if you really want to solve the
>boom support problem and improve the 40-2CD's possible few weak spots.
What I have done or helped do several times is to make
the boom stronger. I have found that the boom support is
not needed on the 40-2cd if you make the boom a bit
thicker. At 6D2X we have a 40-2cd up with the 100+
elements and we put several thicknesses of tubing
in the boom. It has been at the top of a mast for almost
a year now and the boom and elements have less bend in them
than a stock new antenna.
The 40-2cd boom is not that long, and the elements are not that
heavy - unless you do the QHS 100+ mph mods.
--
George Fremin III "I'm talkin' 'bout that outlaw X
Austin, Texas It's cuttin' through the air.... "
K5TR (ex.WB5VZL)
512/416-7010 -- "Heard it on the X"
geoiii@kkn.net -- ZZ Top
http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr
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