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Cobweb

20-10m, small and omni directional, folded dipoles.

Parts to build one:

Instructions, highlights:

Parts required :

  Aluminium Plate : 200x100mm *
  Aluminium Plate : 150x100mm *
  3x 1″ 16swg Aluminium Tube, 1m length *
  You can use fibreglass throughout, if the wall-thickness is sufficient
  2x 20mm PVC Conduit, 3m length – fine for prototype, but fibreglass is better!
  8x 1″ Stauff Element Claps *
  2x V-bolts *
  1.6mm (or whatever you have) Wire – total usage is about 38m.
  2x FT140-61 (or FT240-61 for QRO) Ferrite toroids – from Ham Goodies
  4x 600mm of RG316 Coax (Ham Goodies), or, for 100w MAX: RG174 will be fine
  1x Waterproof Enclosure (min size: 120x85x55mm)
  Selection of nuts/bolts – ensure they are stainless-steel!

* items are in the metal hardware pack

Some wire or sotabeams.

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