Complete WB2HOL Tape Measure Beam Kit
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After putting on numerous antenna workshops prior to transmitter
hunts, it bccame apparent that the basic antenna was not sufficient
for hunting without either a receiver that included a built in
attenuator, or an external attenutor. And thus The Complete WB2HOL
Tape Measure Beam was born. It is the basic WB2HOL
Tape Measure Beam kit, but also includes an enclosure with
offset attenuator, power switch, and an output BNC connector.
The only additional thing you will need is a piece of 50 ohm
cable (RG-58 or RG-174 is what we use) with appropriate connectors
to connect the unit to your radio.
As with the Tape Measure Beam kit, the kit can be built with
a screwdriver and soldering iron in less than 30 minutes depending
on your assembly skills. To make it simple to build, the attenuator
is furnished as a complete assembly as shown in the bottom of
the photo.
The kits are $60.00 each at the antenna workshop only and include the parts listed below. These are only available when picked up at the Bonelli Antenna Workshop.
When ordering, I need to know if you want the attenuator with
a 2 MHz offset or a 4 MHz offset. The 2 MHz offset is normally
used with older radios that won’t tune out of band, and the 4
MHz offset for everything else.
To order, payment can be made by check, money order, or PayPal
(my email address is my PayPal ID.) Please email me first to confirm
what kits you are purchasing. My callbook address (KE6HTS) is
good and my email address is: .
Payment can also be made at the workshop.
Note: The tape measure beam kit is provided with permission from Joe Leggio, WB2HOL.
The parts included in the kit are:
| Qty | Description |
| 1 | Assembled/Tested Offset attenuator w/enclosure |
| 1 | 11 1/2″ Schedule 40 PVC Pipe |
| 1 | 5″ 1/2″ Schedule 40 PVC Pipe w/18″ of Gaffers Tape |
| 1 | 1/2″ Tee, Schedule 30 |
| 2 | #12 Stainless Hose Clamps |
| 1 | 1″ Tape Measure Reflector |
| 2 | 1″ Tape Measure Driven Elements |
| 1 | 1″ Tape Measure Director |
| 1 | 5″ Wire (hairpin match) |
| 8″ | Gaffers Tape (for element ends protection) |