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[TowerTalk] Where can we find the info to make a Razor antenna

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Where can we find the info to make a Razor antenna
From: poster@gate.net (Jack)
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 13:37:23 -0500
So we can see for ourselfs the difference if there one.
Thats fine but why won't he post the demensions of the antennas so other
people
could make some and see if this is all true.

Jack
wb4roy

Mel Martin wrote:

> I visited Yuri once when I was visiting Toronto... He demonstrated the
> 15
> Razor he had up at the time. He also had a TH6 up at a comparable
> height...
> I think it was actually a little higher. Conditions wern't
> particularly good
> that day... tuning the band with the TH6 (a very good antenna... I use
> a
> similar TH7) the band was virtually dead pointing at Europe... a few
> very
> scattered signals from Europeans using big antennas I suppose... Over
> most
> of the band the S meter was motionless. When we switched to the Razor,
> the
> band literally came alive.... the band was crowded with signals, most
> S1-S3,
> but  solid copy... most of whom were inaudable on the tri-bander. The
> signals that were audable on the Thribander were now strong signals.
> It was
> as if the dead band had suddenly opened up. Not very "scientific" I
> suppose... but I was certainly impressed!!!
>
> > Yuri's antennas DID work and work VERY WELL.
>
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