[Elecraft] 6 meter beam - OT

[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy]

Hi Gary,

What length of boom would be practical for you?

In Canada I used homebrewed yagis on 6m from 1956 onwards, singles and 
stacked, which were not difficult to build, and if I still have the 
construction detail for the 6 el yagis on 24ft booms I could send it to you, 
if 24ft is not too long for you. I opted to run the elements through the 
boom rather than use saddles to mount the elements.

The ends of the elements should be plugged, otherwise they might and usually 
do "sing" when the wind blows.

Beware of 6m, there is no known cure once you become addicted :-)

73,

Geoff
GM4ESD (ex VE2AIO etc)



Gary Smith KA1J wrote on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 6:18 AM



>I find I have a place for a 6 meter beam. I don't have one but would
> like to make one if feasible. Does anyone know of good plans for a 6
> meter beam that would be realistic to make?
>
> Might as well use the 6M ability of the K3