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DX Engineering BEB-2 Insulated Boom-to-Element Brackets

Not only are DX Engineering BEB-2 Insulated Boom-To-Element Brackets better for antenna performance, they are actually less-expensive than bolting your Yagi together using all metal brackets and clamps!

BEB-2 Insulated Boom-To-Element Brackets offer a convenient, low cost method for the insulated attachment of elements when building Yagi, LPDA or other antennas on 2 in. booms. An insulated, split driven element Yagi fed with a high quality balun achieves a predictable, balanced pattern for maximum performance and quieter receive!

BEB-2 Insulated Boom-to-Element Brackets are 6.500 in. wide and accept a 0.875 in. element, which is suitable for antennas built for 6 meters up through 20 meters with reasonable wind survivability. For larger antennas employing 3.0 in. booms and larger elements, please use our DXE-BEB-1 Boom-to-Element Brackets.

The DXE-BEB-2 brackets come in 2 pieces and they bolt together securely with DXE-BEB-2HWK hardware kits and Gorilla Grip® stainless steel hardware clamps which also hold them securely to the boom. DXE-BEB-2HWK Hardware Kits for DXE-BEB-2 Brackets are sold separately.

The DXE-BEB-2 Insulated Boom-to-Element Brackets are made from an extremely strong polymer that is also highly UV resistant. When bolted to your 2 in. boom with our hardware kit, they can easily support a split 20 meter element without a fiberglass centerpiece.

You may also want to look at our DXE-HMS-1P Hairpin Driven Element Matching System, Boom-To-Mast Plates and our DX Engineering and COMTEK Baluns to complete your Dream Beam. DX Engineering can also supply your aluminum tubing needs for your custom antenna designs.

After running your simulations in YO, EZNEC, AO or whatever Yagi antenna electrical design program that you use, you may have been surprised to realize that there are corrections to the element length that need to be made if you use just metal plates and clamps for bolting your antennas together. If you don't make the corrections to the element lengths then the whole antenna could actually end up somewhat off frequency.

DX Engineering BEB-2 Insulated Boom-to-Element Brackets separate and insulate the element from the boom, thereby requiring no element length corrections. You can cut the tubing just like the antenna design program tells you and it will work as well as your computer model!

Don't forget to purchase a copy of Yagi Mechanical to design your elements to resonate at the correct frequency and have the desired wind survivability.

You can build very affordable, high performance antenna with DX Engineering BEB-2 Insulated Boom-to-Element Brackets.

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