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Subject: [Towertalk] KT 34A Antenna
From: mdonohue@sympatico.ca (Michael J. Donohue)
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 15:09:15 -0400
Hi Bill:

           I have two manuals here date 06-19-85 and 10-09-96 and both
of them have the following:

Reflector:      A..59.25,       B..47.25,       C..28,          D..18
Rear Driver     A..56.50,       B..47,          C..27,          D..21
Front Driver   A..45.50,       B..43,          C..25.25,       D..18
Director       A..51.00,       B..43,          C..23.75,       D..20

Hope this helps.

73 De Mike
VE3YF

At 14:40 09/15/2002 -0400, Cqtestk4xs@aol.com wrote:
>Lately I have been scavenging bits and pieces and partials of KT 34 antennas.
>  I have managed to put together a second KT 34XA to match my first one 
> and it
>works well with a typical SWR.
>
>One of the acquistiions I made was a new partially assembled KT 34A which was
>manufactured around 1982 according to the material I got with the antenna.
>The dimensions  of the KT 34A vary quite a bit from the dimensions of the KT
>34XA for the A, B and C measurements.
>
>I have checked several of the KT 34 A s that I just refurbished and
>reassembled and all of them have flakey SWRs.  Changing out the baluns did
>not change anything.  I am very familiar with the KT 34XA antennas since I
>have owned a KT 34XA for years and went through all the usual suspects where
>there might be shorting or lack of continuity with no success.  However, the
>only manual I have for the KT34 is from 1982, although I have a KT 34XA
>manual which is more recent.
>
>My questuion is this.  Were the dimensions for the KT 34 A changed over the
>years.   In my manual:
>Reflector:  A...60.5, B...47.5, C...28, D...18
>Rear driven  A...55, B...47.75, C...27, D...21
>Front driven  A...45, B...43, C...26, D...18
>Director  A...51, B...43.25, C...24.5, D...20
>
>Do these dimensions vary from the measurements in later manuals?
>
>Bill K4XS
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