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DECIDED TO TAKE THE DESIGN ONE MORE STEP AND SEE IF I COULD COME UP WITH A
NEAT AND CLEAN LOOKING ANTENNA.  THE MEASUREMENTS FROM KV5RS ORIGINAL
ARTICLE WERE AGAIN USED FOR THE 3/4 INCH ALUMINUM TUBE ELEMENTS 21 1/8 FOR
THE UPPER ELEMENT, 15 5/8 FOR THE LOWER ELEMENT, WITH A 1/4 INCH GAP
BETWEEN THE TWO.  I REALIZED THAT THE 3/4 INCH ALUMINUM TUBING USES THAT
NUMBER AS ITS OUTSIDE DIAMETER, AND THAT 3/4 INCH PVC PIPE QUOTES AN INSIDE
DIAMETER.  SURE ENOUGH, THE ALUMINUM TUBING SLIDES NEATLY INTO THE PVC WITH
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JUST A LITTLE SLOP.  IF I COULD FIND A PLASTIC SPACER/CONNECTOR TO CONTROL
THE 1/4 INCH SPACING, IT MIGHT WORK.  THE LOCAL HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE CAME
TO THE RESCUE WITH A 5/8 INCH HOSE BARB.  WELL, ALMOST.  THE CENTER OF THE
BARB HAS A COLLAR AROUND IT THAT WAS A PROBLEM, BUT I SOLVED THAT BY
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LLN/335 K0BLT/360 K1HT/333 K1IN/333 K1KZ/333 K1MS/332 K1OA/334 K2CDJ/335
K2DP/345 K2FF/333 K2PK/340 K2SD/340 K3CV/334 K3IE/338 K3PT/332 K4CM/335
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