[Antennas] Shaking Antenna

[fkamp at comcast.net]

James Boyd wrote:
> 
> Dear Group,
> I've got a small 5 element 6-meter beam that shakes,
> or vibrates like no bodies business.  Even when the
> wind is not blowing, this crazy thing will just dance
> like I've never seen before.  It's so bad, that, I
> lost some pieces off of the stupid antenna while it
> was on my tower.  Here is the question:  Has anybody
> ever had this problem, and if so, what did you do
> about it.

I once had a hombebrew 15 meter beam that did the
same thing and whistled to boot.  After I plugged
the open ends of the tubing it settled down.

Regards,
Frank Kamp
K5DKZ