Component Assembly

The shipment itself arrived in two separate boxes by air freight. All components were clearly marked and all necessary bolts, screws and connectors were included. All wire elements were pre-cut to the appropriate lengths

One of the real challenges of building an antenna system this size on a standard city lot (60' x 120'), is finding the space to assemble the various components. Fortunately enough space was available in the back yard to assemble the major components such as the boom (30') and the 10 through 20 meter elements.

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The two 40 meter elements presented a special problem however. Given that they measured 37 feet on a side, not only would it be difficult to find the space to assemble the elements, but they would be almost impossible to raise to the vertical position without a crane.

Cubex had agreed to provide me Fiberglas extensions for the 40 meter spreaders which were not telescoped (standard) inside the lower heavy duty Fiberglas tube, but could be inserted or removed from the outer end of the heavy duty spreader.

In addition, rather than the standard method of stringing the wire elements through pre-drilled holes in the spreaders, Cubex provided optional wire guide/hose clamp assemblies which could be attached to the outside of the spreaders. This made the final assembly process much simpler at my QTH as will be seen from later photos.