Aluminum rod reflector doo-dads?

[alphanguy]

This a great informative thread. Your diagram and build list is the best I've seen for us novices to follow and comprehend. My question is this... what are those nifty litte doo-dads that you attatched the aluminum rod refelctors to the PVC with in the first pic in this thread? And, is your diagram in post #8 in this thread the same design as the rod reflctor model, with just wire screen substituted for the rods?

[300ohm]

My question is this... what are those nifty litte doo-dads that you attatched the aluminum rod refelctors to the PVC with in the first pic in this thread?

Heh, four of them are super large nylon wire ties, drilled out, that I had lying around. I noticed that Home Depot still sells then in the roofing section. The other four are large wire clips from old TVs with nylon bars from an old 14.4 bps rack modem, also that were lying around. (the old orig IBM PCs and ATs and others also used similiar stuff for holding the ISA cards) Use what you have lying around, thats always the best. Their purpose is to stabilize the stubs.