Where Can I Find Supplies To Build A Homebrew Yagi Antenna

  Where can I find supplies to build a homebrew yagi antenna ? When I have been searching the internet for antenna building supplies I saw a variety of places. The problem is if you are building a yagi with more than two elements and an antenna larger than 10 meters it could get expensive. I have some old pieces of half inch aluminum tubing from an old ground plane antenna. The elements together are at least 9 feet long, which would be about 18 feet total length for one whole element. This would probably work out for a 10 meter 2 element yagi.
  Of course I will have to decide on how I will tune it for the SWR. I have looked at some designs and they are pretty straight forward. I may even be able to make it resonant for a certain part of the 10 meter band. I don't know, but can probably use my antenna tuner as well. If I don't need it I won't use it. This is all just part of the planning stage. I may make the boom out of .75 grey uv pvc conduit and either put some dowel rod inside for strength or maybe a piece of metal conduit. Either way that will support a 2 element 10 meter or smaller beam antenna.
  Since the weather here in Rochester New York is getting better I can start working again on my 6 meter quad project and my 17 meter moxon antenna project. Another thought was making the 17 meter moxon into a multiband moxon. I will have to kepp thinking about that one. Okay so lets get back on the subject at hand. Where can I locate supplies for a yagi antenna. Some popular places are DX Engineering or Texas Towers. I have also seen some by Hygain in the MFJ Catalog. There must be some local sources for supplies. The only local places I can think of are Home Depot, Lowes and ACE Hardware. Two problems generally come up, one the supplies are limited on hand and they can also be a little bit pricey.
                                                          I just love working on projects.
 

Looking For A Good Power Supply For the Ham Shack

  One of those pieces of equipment that every Ham Radio Operator will need in the Ham Shack is a good power supply. Power Supplies all vary in Voltage, Current and size. The size may be dependent on the wattage, which is the Voltage times the Current. Another thing that determines the size is whether it is solid state regulated or linear regulated. The Solid State Power Supplies are much lighter in weight than the Linear Regulated Power Supply. The Linear Power Supply usually has a large transformer in it ,which is usually very heavy.
  The power supplies will generally have a voltage and current meter on them. They will also have various types of connectors on them for connecting your Ham Radio and other equipment. The are some that output around 25 to 30 amps, which enough for your Ham Radio. The power supplies putting out 30 to 50 amps are very good for powering more than one piece of equipment. I have read that some can be a little noisy, so you may consider running in a different location in your Ham Shack.
  There are many different brands out there on the market for sale. Some of the popular brands are MFJ, Diamond, Pyramid. There are other brands such as Astron and Jetstream as well as others that are very good. They all have very good reviews that can be seen at Eham.net. I myself have a Diamond GZV4000 that puts out about 40 amps and does a really good job. I also have another power supply made by Kenwood for my TS-2000 Ham Radio. I mainly have two so if one goes down I have a backup until I can get it repaired.
  Some of the power supplies have a fixed voltage output. Other model have a variable voltage output that can be adjusted for whatever you need. They also have a exhaust fan that may run all the time or only run when the power supply gets to a certain temperature. My advise is to check out reviews for various models and also check out the reviews on the seller of the item.

                                       Thank You For Reading from Dan KC2YTI 73s.

Looking For A Good Digital Clock For Your Ham Shack Or Weather Station

  There are so many different digital clocks out there it becomes hard to choose. I still have my Radio Shack Digital Clock with big three inch red numbers. One of these days I have to get a different one. I have looked at some at Universal Radio, MFJ and Ham Radio Outlet. I have also looked at AES Electronics and DX Engineering. Maybe I will get one for Christmas, so I will keep looking for now.

                                     This is very similar to my Radio Shack Clock

   I like the Digital Clock below, because it has the added features of the Date, Time and Temperature. This would make a nice addition to any Ham Shack.