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Ribbon Cable Spool for Antenna Radials - Configurable

by df5wc · via Thingiverse
FormatSTL
CategoryOther
LicenseCC BY-SA
UploadedMar 25, 2026
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Description

I'm using ribbon cables as radials for my portable ham radio vertical antenna. For easier transport, I created this cable spool. As all my other designs, it is configurable and can be easily adjusted for other scenarios. The published setup gives a spool with 12cm diameter, an inner width of 11mm and four cable slots. It is made for four ribbon cables, each consisting of 8 wires and 3m long. As said above, customization is easy. Just download the OpenSCAD source or use the thingiverse customizer. The spool consists of two parts which must be glued together with a drop of superglue. See photos for the final outcome and usage.
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