As long as that antenna doesn't spend much time outdoors, that would
certainly work, Ken. I think the original may have been a deep
drawn pressing, very amenable for copper. Even iron, which was the
first generation I-104 sheath, was ductile enough. The difficulty
is when it sits or flies in rain or salt spray. Just something to
consider.
Mark: there is thin, pure, solid-copper sheeting
available from art supply stores which would be very easily
formed around a wooden core or "mold".
You might consider trying that yourself, if you
cannot find anyone who does that commercially.
The stuff is a little thicker than aluminum foil,
yet strong enough to hold together well even after being
worked.
I would wrap it around the core, solder it up the
"back-side" and form it around the top with a small hammer, if
necessary, then connect it to the cable at the bottom.
Ken W7EKB
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-------- Original message --------
Date: 1/11/24 08:52 (GMT-08:00)
Subject: [ARC5] AN-104 aircraft antenna copper sheathing
replacement.
Anybody know of a vendor or company that makes or can make the
copper sheath that covers the wood core of the AN-104 aircraft
antenna?
73
Mark D.
WW2RDO
“In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of
Principle, stand like a rock. “. - Thomas Jefferson
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