Bill
Consider the F12 XR-5, a C3 with WARC. I would reconsider
the coax choice.
For HF a good quality RG-213 or RF Davis buryflex would be a
better choice.. my two cents.
I use burylex.
I have had mine up for two years and it works well for small
antenna. No need for tuner..
Good Luck
Tom KA2D
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill VanAlstyne" <w5wvo@cybermesa.net>
To: "_Mailing List Tower-Talk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 10:06 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] HF beam antenna decision
I'm making a stab at starting a new thread here, as
decision-time is coming
up for me. I'm erecting a TX-455 crank-up upon which I plan
to mount an
as-yet unpurchased HF beam, with my existing 5-el 6M yagi
8-10 ft above it.
I haven't yet decided on the HF beam. My criteria are: 1)
compact profile,
in the ballpark of 18-22 ft boom; 2) reasonable performance
on the 12- and
17-meter bands in addition to 10, 15, 20; 3) light-weight
but mechanically
robust (I live in a windy area). 4) I plan to feed it with
9913F coax (good
stuff), and I have a good tuner, so extreme broad-bandedness
isn't a top
priority.
I'm leaning toward a Force12 C3E, but am willing to consider
any other
alternatives recommended. What do y'all think?
Bill / W5WVO
Albuquerque, NM