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LPDA ANTENNAS DRIVE EACH ELEMENT WITH A BALANCED TRANSMISSION LINE AND THUS
REQUIRE THAT THE ELEMENTS BE INSULATED FROM THE BOOM. I HOMEBREWED THE
ELEMENT TO BOOM BRACKETS USING 0R75 BY 5R5 INCH PVC TRIM BOARDS FROM A LOCAL
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BOX STORE.  SHOWS THE DIMENSIONS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE BRACKETS.  CUT THE
BOARD INTO 11 INCH LENGTHS AND THEN RIP 0R5 INCH FROM THE WIDTH OF EACH CUT
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