[NCDXA] NCDXA Newsletter Editor - KE3Q

[David C]

Hi Rich Boyd (KE3Q):
 
We are making many enhancements with the NCDXA organization. One of them includes issuing the NCDXA Newsletter each quarter.
 
Would you be interested in being our editor? I'm about done with the first newsletter. The Spring issue will be due in March 2012. Our format is much like the Northern California DX Club's.
 
Please let me know.
 
Thanks
 
David - K3LP
NCDXA President


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From: Richard Boyd <richardlboyd at gmail.com>
To: Howard Hoyt <n4af at pvrc.org>; Radio Club <pvrc at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2011 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [PVRC] "green" beam element rotation

Good idea.  You can make a really sturdy hub with two pieces of steel
angle, each with a U-bolt.  - KE3Q

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Howard Hoyt <n4af at pvrc.org> wrote:

> Hi Rich -
>
> Have you considered a quad w/ the bamboo ?
>
> 73, Howie N4AF
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Richard DiDonna NN3W
> <richnn3w at verizon.net> wrote:
> > Prior to CQWW, I decided to try a home brew yagi utilizing an abundant
> supply of green bamboo in the woods near by house.  The theory worked
> pretty well - a 14 inch "boom" using 3" diameter straight bamboo and two
> "elements" using 2 inch bamboo - 18 feet for the reflector and 16 feet for
> the reflector.  Using eye-bolts I strung ropes from one end of the reflecor
> to the same end of the director - this was repeated for the other side of
> the element.
> >
> > The actual antenna consisted of appropriately sized #12 wire which was
> zip tied to the length of the reflector and the director, respectively.
>  The driven element was a centrally placed 10 meter dipole - the ends of
> which were supported by the ropes mentioned above.  This was done primarily
> to save weight.
> >
> > I felt the yagi was too heavy - 24 pounds - owing to the bamboo being
> too large in diameter.  So, this morning I found better bamboo - 1.5 inch
> diameter for the boom and 1 inch diameter for the elements.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I could not find unform diameter and size bamboo for the
> elements which has resulted in them rotating around the boom when mounted
> using a U bolt, "teethed" U bolt bracket, and nuts.
> >
> > Anyone have an idea how to hold the elements in place? My first
> inclination was to string rope from the element tip (the heaviest side) to
> a U bolt placed on the boom - and string the rope such that it tenses up
> counter to the typical direction of rotation.
> >
> > 73 Rich NN3W
> >
> >
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