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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Bill! I will give them a holler tomorrow!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> w5sfa [mailto:w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>William Hielscher<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 12, 2015 5:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mail List for the W5SFA Radio Club<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [W5SFA] Local supplier for square aluminum tubing (for antenna boom)?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444688202559_5687"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Roger, I talked with a lady at D&S Welding in Brenham. She said she did not think that they had any 1 1/2" aluminum tubing in stock. But with you would call her she would like to discuss what your needs are. Their ad states that they are a steel distributor.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444688202559_5688"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444688202559_5689"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> 73<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>On Monday, October 12, 2015 2:46 PM, Roger Klein <<a href="mailto:rwklein@katyweb.net">rwklein@katyweb.net</a>> wrote:</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id=yiv4890058087><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:#ECEDF3'>I'm considering building a 6m LFA beam (there are some nice plans on<span class=yiv4890058087apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.g0ksc.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#476C8E;background:#ECEDF3;text-decoration:none'>http://www.g0ksc.co.uk</span></a><span class=yiv4890058087apple-converted-space><span style='background:#ECEDF3'> </span></span><span style='background:#ECEDF3'>as well as some Youtube videos showing construction at<span class=yiv4890058087apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2ajOTwvx4Q" target="_blank"><span style='color:#476C8E;background:#ECEDF3;text-decoration:none'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2ajOTwvx4Q</span></a><br><br><span style='background:#ECEDF3'>Looks like the antenna can be built for about $150 or so. I've found most of the parts I need, with the exception of 1 1/2 inch square aluminum tubing for the boom. Home Depot and Lowe's sell 1 inch square tubing in 8-foot lengths, but nothing larger, and I need a longer length anyhow.</span><br><br><span style='background:#ECEDF3'>Anyone know of a local supplier who sells this stuff?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:#ECEDF3'> </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black;background:#ECEDF3'>Roger</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>w5sfa mailing list<br><a href="mailto:w5sfa@w5sfa.org">w5sfa@w5sfa.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org" target="_blank">http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>