I was incorrect.....I did not order the coils or top hat parts.
I did buy the aluminum for each element (not the boom). It was in the $200
range.
On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 3:16 PM Jorge Diez - CX6VM <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com>
wrote:
> recently I bought the X hats parts at MFJ
>
> The diameter is half of the original one´s !
>
> 73,
> Jorge
> CX6VM/CW5W
>
> El mar, 13 ago 2024 a las 17:55, Steve, W7WM (<w7wm.boone@gmail.com>)
> escribió:
>
>> I just did a complete rebuild of my 40-2CD and got all the parts from MFJ
>> (they still had parts last month).
>>
>> The price was significantly less than DXE.
>>
>> I talked with TOM.
>>
>> -Steve, W7WM
>>
>> Michael W1ECT wrote:
>>
>> A couple of years ago we had a big ice storm here that damaged my
>> Cushcraft 40-2CD (2-el "shorty-forty") antenna. It's been sitting
>> it in the basement for quite a while and I've finally gotten around
>> to refurbishing it.
>>
>> The worst damage was to the innermost element sections (4) which were
>> badly bent and need to be replaced. I see that DXEngineering carries
>> the appropriately sized tubing: 1.250" OD, .058" wall, and 72" length.
>>
>> Their price is reasonable at $21 each but the alloy is 6063-T832 and I'm
>> wondering if this will do the job. I did some searching around the web
>> for 6061 tubing and found the prices to be around $60-$80 each!
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>
> --
> 73,
> Jorge
> CX6VM/CW5W
>
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