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Making sure dirt or grass does not adhere to the
sections to be joined, insert the marked end of an
element tube into the next sized element tube until the
mark you made earlier on the element tube is even
with the top of the larger element tube section.
Position one of the element clamps at the very end,
but not hanging over the edge. Make sure the body of
the element clamp is positioned between the slits and
tighten securely.
Repeat the procedure with the marked end of the
elements and the other element tubes using one of the
element clamps as you work your way up the antenna
length.
Continue mating the smaller tubes inside the larger
ones. Double-check the vertical sections you have just
assembled.
Figure 10
Showing the assembly of the lower 4
Elements.
Note that the 2” OD element with feedpoint
hole was mounted earlier in the Base Section as
shown in Figure 5.
