I have seen the "screw in the ends" modification and am leaning in
that direction. But they need to be well sealed I am sure to prevent
corrosion and the associated noise that can be produced.
I understand that the element to the support contact needs to be
welded also to remove that intermittent connection and the
possibility of corrosion causing noise if used in repeater service.
Russ
N4KOX
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "kf0m" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> If you look back at a post I did a couple of days ago The
variable element
> to element spacing on our DB224E's new from the factory ran
anywhere from
> 62 to 70 inches.
>
> If you do some web searches there are several methods that have
been used to
> extend the short elements. These range from cutting the elements
and making
> a trombone slide arrangement, to inserting a screw in the ends, to
using
> long hose clamps and letting tails stick out the right length. We
happened
> to be fortunate enough to have a welder in the club and he welded
short
> stubs of aluminum tubing on the ends of each 35 inch element to
extend them
> out to the 37 inch dimension.
>
> John Lock KF0M
> Wichita KS
> kf0m at arrl dot net
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