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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey guys,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Got the 222 homebrew 10 element on 10' yagi up
today in the vertical position.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Designed on Yagimax, constructed (12 or more years
ago) with thin steel rods (very much like coat hangers, just a little
stiffer) and on a lightweight (warped) wooden boom. Direct fed to
two 7/16" aluminum tubes with small 3/8' adjusters sleeved in the ends
and supported at center by a 6" piece of 3/8' fiberglass stolen from a
"Firestick". </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mounted to the crossboom of the pair of 3's for 6
meters on the center tower.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SWR flat throughout the FM portion, all signals
look good so far.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone has Charlie's (KA1A) e-mail, please
forward this....as I have lost his address somehow......</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A shot from the front chimney end of the
house:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another shot from the chimney end of the house, but
from the back yard:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And another from the same position but showing how
the rotor, thrust bearings, and support mast are configured:</FONT></DIV>
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