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2 METER SUPER J-POLE
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Super J-Pole 1. Collect all copper componets, solder and flux. Clean up copper pipe (sand paper and cloth) and cut the pipes to size. 2. Collet wood dowels, drill 1/2 inch hole into 3/4 inch dowel 6 inches deep (steady and good luck!) 3.Apply wood glue inside hole, insert 1/2 inch dowel into the 3/4 inch dowel, and remove, let set for one minute in air then insert a final time twisting the 1/2 inch dowel one full turn. Tap 1/2 inch dowel to seat it. 4.Wrap full length of dowels with elctrical tape in a diagnal fashion until they are snug in the copper pipe reversing direction of spiral with each layer. 5. Insert wood dowels (connected) into the 3/4 inch copper pipe. A four foot dowel will be sufficent in the 3/4 inch pipe (using the tape wrap to hold dowel snugly in place). Add the 3/4 inch to 1/2 inch connector to 3/4 inch copper pipe. slide 1/2 copper pipe over the 1/2 dowel assembly so that the entire 1/2 inch pipe above the 3/4 inch pipe is filled completely with wood insulation (dowel). The 19 inch pipe will not require wood insulation nor will the 2 inch pice at boot of (J). 6. Dill small 2 amall holes, one into the bottom of the 3/4 inch to 1/2 inch copper conector, and one into the bottom 1/2 inch of the 1/2 inch copper pipe, each hole reaching half way into wood dowels. 7. Fold copper wire in half, then at folded point square out 3 inch section creating a long square ( U ) shape with the entire 38 inches of wire. Then wrap wire ( U ) shape around a four inch pvc pipe or simular shape object, creating a 3/4 circle shape. 8. Now assemble entire super j-pole (applying flux as well). Start by adding 3/4 inch x 3/4 inch x 1/2 inch tee. Then two inch copper pipe, elbow, nineteen inch copper pipe, and end cap. Also add 1/2 inch end cap onto the top 1/2 inch copper pipe. 9. At this time you may insert any length 3/4 copper pipe into the bottom of the 3/4 inch x 3/4 inch x 1/2 inch copper tee, in witch to use in mounting your antenna. 10 Now that all the copper pipe is clean and fluxed, you are ready to solder! (may I suggest that you work from one end to the other as to not reheat previously soldered areas, this will insure that what is soldered stays soldered). When you get to the area of the j-pole where the wire is to be connected, insert wire into the holes in the pipes fitting (TIGHT). Make sure that the wire enters wood dowels for extra security, and solder both ends of the wire in place. 11. Let cool. Take a break or prepare coax and hose clamps to be connected. 12. After cooling any further clean up of the copper should be done before appying protectant to entire surface of j-pole. 13. Connect coax useing hose clamps at about three inches above the bottom plane of the ( J ) (ground going to 3/4 inch pipe and the center conductor going to the 1/2 inch x nineteen inch pipe. 14. Now use tar tape or otther sealer to seal coax end going to antenna 15. Use weather proof tape or even tar tape or even weather proof tape and tar tape to seal up three inch gap (you dont want the slightest bit of rain or moisture to get in. 15. Now some fine tuning using an swr meter and your antenna is ready to mount.
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