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Blue Jay

W9WDX Amateur Radio Club Member
Nov 16, 2008
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About a year ago at an auction of a silent key I bought wrapped in a plastic bag an labeled 2 Meter 10 Element. When I opened it up today I found a lot more pieces than I thought should be:blink: 2 driven elements + 18 rods for reflectors and directors. Turns out it has 10 elements for vertical and 10 elements for horizontal:p On an 11 foot boom, need to get some new bolts and mast mounting hardware and get this up in the air and see how it works:p: May see about a mast mounted switch so I only need one run of coax to the shack.
 

sweet . i had better luck with #8 fasteners than stainless steel .
and don't forget to post pics for us ;)
 
Turns out it is a Cushcraft A148-20T, gama matched with 2 feed lines. Right now it is just 2 piles on the basement floor so not much for a picture, will see what I can do when I get it together.
 
Ready for the top of the Tower

Finally got it together and tuned. Now to get it 80' up without bending everything.
 

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