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Re: [CQ-Contest] WB6D - Improved KT34XAs

To: Peter Sundberg <sm2cew@telia.com>, cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WB6D - Improved KT34XAs
From: David Pruett <k8cc@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 23:50:52 -0400
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The KT36XA has the same number of elements in the same configuration as the KT34XA with the same boom length. It is not a significantly different antenna.

The "upgrade kit" replaces components in the trap assemblies which M2 claims fail in the KT-34XA. In the documentation for the "upgrade kit", M2 claims their KT-36XA has 1.5 dB more gain than the KLM KT-34XA and that this "upgrade kit" endows the 34XA with this increased gain and structural improvements..

Let's remember that this thread originated with Martin, LU5DX asking if anybody knew about KB6D's extension of the KT-34XA with more elements. Neither the KT-36XA nor the "upgrade kit" makes the antenna any bigger.

On 3/10/2017 1:35 PM, Peter Sundberg wrote:
There was/is the KT36XA from M2

http://www.m2inc.com/upgrade-kit-kt34xa-to-kt36xa/

73
Peter SM2CEW




At 09:05 2017-03-10, David Pruett wrote:
Back in the day, KLM made the KT-34A tribander, which had four tri-band, trapped elements, and the KT-34XA tribander which had a longer boom with five tri-band, trapped elements and and extra monoband director for 10M. KLM also offered a conversion kit to upgrade a KT-34A to a KT-34XA.

There was no "enhanced" version beyond the KT-34XA available from the factory.

Dave, K8CC

On 3/9/2017 1:46 AM, Charles Harpole wrote:
I am guessing this is the product of the original 34xa mfg when they made
and sold an enhanced version.... that would be KLM.  Check old KLM
adverts.  Charly

On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 6:40 AM, Martin LU5DX <lu5dx@lucg.com.ar> wrote:

Hi all,

Does anybody remember WB6D?

He once told me during a QSO he was using a stack of "Improved" KT34XAs.

According to what he described he had added one more director to the
original KT34XAs.

Does anyone have a link to additional information on how that was done?

Tnx in advance,

Martin LU5DX

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