<DIV>I Rich,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> I usually slide a snug fitting hardwood dowel rod into the PVC to stiffen it up.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Good luck, Shanon KA8SPW<BR><BR><B><I>Andrew Rich <vk4tec@tech-software.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gudday</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Building a quad for vhf for aprs.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have tried metal boom (hopeless) plastic (ok) and wood (good)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN
class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am open to suggestions on how to hold the vhf quad elements in place.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have used dowel spreaders with notches cut into them before.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>How about arrows ? they seem to have plastic bit at the end - a "bow nock"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to try some more rigid wire this time, last time i used some failry flimsy stuff.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN
class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Got any tips for building 145 MHz quads ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=810220211-09012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-----------------------------------------<BR>Andrew Rich<BR>Amateur radio callsign VK4TEC<BR>email: </FONT><A href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net"><FONT face=Arial size=2>vk4tec@tech-software.net</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>web: http://www.tech-software.net<BR>Brisbane AUSTRALIA </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>aprssig mailing list<BR>aprssig@lists.tapr.org<BR>https://lists.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>