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Home » Educational – Graphics/Photos/Diagrams » Building The Double Bazooka — aka, Instructions and shopping list » Reply To: Building The Double Bazooka — aka, Instructions and shopping list

Reply To: Building The Double Bazooka — aka, Instructions and shopping list

January 1, 2024 at 6:52 pm #41132
Danial Beard
Participant

    ***UPDATE***

    1)  Just for the kicks and giggles of it, my next build is going to use N type connectors.   You may wish to try this yourself.   They’re a little more sturdy.   The chassis mounts will install the same way, and male N connectors will be needed on the limb center elements.   Out at the stinger connections I recommend staying with the PL259s and UHF barrel connectors for simplicity.

    2)  Richard (at MTC Radio) has some of those hurky-looking wire antenna end grips for tying off wire antenna ends.   They’re big, silver and ugly, but they work.   I’ll be switching all my Bazooka ends over to those doohickies.   They are dirt simple and generally tougher than a bag of hammers.  Be sure to pinch the wire bails snug before you hang ’em.

    (If you know what the dang things are actually called, please post it below.)

     

     

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    Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club (RRVARC) is a licensed FCC radio operator (WB5RDD) and an affiliate of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) – The National Association for Amateur Radio®.

    Club members – hams – are persons interested in amateur radio operations and public service. The Club and its members participate in public service events such as the Tour de Paris, Field Day and educational activities, as well as during emergency preparedness activations.

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    The Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club meets at Paris Municipal Court (2910 Clarksville St, Paris, TX 75460) usually on the 4th Saturday of each month.

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