Quad Antenna Spreader
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** This Quad Antenna Spreader Can Be Used As A Basis For Antenna Design On 6M, 2M, 70Cm, Etc.. I Wouldn'T Use It For An Hf Antenna Design As The Spreader Isn'T Robust Enough.** ** With All That Being Said, You <I>May</I> Be Able To Use It On 10M But I Would Proceed With Caution.** I Love Building And Experimenting With New Antennas. Six Meter E Skip Season Is Upon Us So I Thought I'D Design A Quad. I Designed This Spreader Around The 1.5" Fiberglass Boom Material I Already Had At My House That I Had Purchased For Another Project. You May Or May Not Have This So I Will Provide A List Below Of Items Needed As Well As Links To Purchase Everything Online. First, I Used The Website Below To Determine Measurements And Materials Required For The Project. Http://Calc.N6Ach.Com/Quad.Html Bom: 1.5" Square Fiberglass Boom (Length Determined By How Many Elements) Https://Mgs4U.Com/Telescoping-Fiberglass-Tube-And-Rod-Price-List-2/ 3/8" X 48" Fiberglass Electrical Fence Rods Found At Tractor Supply Company. These Will Be Used As The Spreaders I Found Mine At My Local Tractor Supply. They Are Also Available On Amazon. 1 - 4" Lag Bolt With Nut This Is A Work In Progress! **Update** Hopefully V5 Is The Final Version. It'S On The Printer Now. I Test Fit The Bolt On V4 And It Was Too Short So I Made Some Adjustments There. Also Test Fit Spreader To Boom And Noticed It Was A Little Too Loose For My Liking So I Made Some Adjustments To Hopefully Provide A More Snug Fit. In Doing So The Print Time Is Down To Around 5 Hours Or So At 10% Infill. Even At 10% The Spreader Is Quite Strong. Oh And The Last Version I Printed Without Supports And It Came Out Better Than The Previous Ones I Printed Which Had Supports. So No Supports Required! With My Latest Print I Used Quad Spreader V5.Stl (Which Is 1/2 Of The Full Spreader) Four Times And Was Able To Carefully Arrange Them On The Build Plate So That With One Print I Would Have Enough To Make Two Spreaders. It Really Only Saves Time If You Know You'Re Going To Be Away From Your Printer For 8-9 Hours. Other Wise I'D Print Them One At A Time. Allignment Tool Is Meant To Help With Drilling Holes In The 1.5" Square Boom. Measure And Mark Where The Spreaders Need To Be Placed On The Boom With A Carpenters Square. Slip The Tool Over The Boom And Line Up The Arrows On The Line You Marked. Drill A 1/4" Hole. Flip The Boom Over And Do The Same Thing On The Other Side.
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