Re: [TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad news

[John Simmons <jasimmons@pinewooddata.com>]

Why put up anything bigger? If it didn't blow down last year, it isn't 
big enough.

--
73,
-de John NI0K
https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K


Mark - N5OT wrote on 10/30/2020 6:49 PM:
> You turd :-)
>
> I have a Classic 33 Tribander and I am still trying to figure out why 
> anyone would put up something bigger.  It seems to work everything I 
> call on it, and that makes me satisfied.  Maybe I should go lay in the 
> yard too.
> 73 - Mark N5OT
>
>
> On 10/30/2020 5:26 PM, Richard Bell wrote:
> > I’m not trying to be the proverbial turd in the sandbox but I’m 
> > wondering about a thing or two.
> > I took a quick look at the publications on the championradio.com page 
> > and have a question.  It seems the books were published a few years ago.
> > While the design theory has not changed, materials and workmanship 
> > may have. My recent experience with Mosley left me a little concerned 
> > about the performance of the end product, in my case a new RV-7C 
> > vertical.
> > Am I mistaken or did I miss a revision date?
> >
> > Since I may be acting like a turd, I will now go lay in the yard.
> >
> > 73 W5BXE RB
> >
> > > Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:30:33 +0000 (UTC)
> > > From: <k7lxc@aol.com>
> > > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > > Subject: [TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad news
> > > Message-ID: <1832859067.494932.1604093433882@mail.yahoo.com>
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> > >
> > > Howdy, TowerTalkians -
> > >
> > > ? ? Tnx for your identification of the aforementioned QST cover 
> > > antennas. I was on the right track anyway - hi.?? ? The good news? 
> > > The F12 C31XR is a terrific antenna. The bad news? The Mosley PRO 
> > > series antennas are LOSERS. If you don't believe me, get a copy of 
> > > our exclusive on-the-air yagi antenna test (available from 
> > > championradio.com) and see for yourself. One of the PRO antennas we 
> > > tested had negative gain on one band. Hard to believe the antenna's 
> > > owner hasn't noticed the difference himself since they're installed 
> > > in close proximity for instant comparison. Or maybe he has.??? ? Now 
> > > back to regularly scheduled programming.??Cheers,Steve? ? ?K7LXC
> > > ------------------------------
> > >
> > > Message: 10
> > > Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 22:03:19 +0000
> > > From: AB2E Darrell <ab2e@hotmail.com>
> > > To: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>,
> > >     "k7lxc@aol.com"    <k7lxc@aol.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad
> > >     news
> > > Message-ID:
> > > <YQXPR01MB2469FA7F1D5CF6092347B21E9B150@YQXPR01MB2469.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> 
> > >
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> > >
> > > Steve,
> > > Thanks for sharing the info on the test results book. I hadn't seen 
> > > that and I will pick one up since I have a C31XR (will likely buy a 
> > > 2nd when my tower project moves forward). Along the way I acquired a 
> > > NOS Pro-67 real cheap and I was thinking of putting it up on a 
> > > separate tower and leaving pointed towards SA/Carib. I might still 
> > > do that since I already have it, but will read those results before 
> > > I decide.
> > > 73 Darrell AB2E
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of 
> > > k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 5:30 PM
> > > To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
> > > Subject: [TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad news
> > >
> > > Howdy, TowerTalkians -
> > >
> > >     Tnx for your identification of the aforementioned QST cover 
> > > antennas. I was on the right track anyway - hi.     The good news? 
> > > The F12 C31XR is a terrific antenna. The bad news? The Mosley PRO 
> > > series antennas are LOSERS. If you don't believe me, get a copy of 
> > > our exclusive on-the-air yagi antenna test (available from 
> > > championradio.com) and see for yourself. One of the PRO antennas we 
> > > tested had negative gain on one band. Hard to believe the antenna's 
> > > owner hasn't noticed the difference himself since they're installed 
> > > in close proximity for instant comparison. Or maybe he has.      Now 
> > > back to regularly scheduled programming.  Cheers,Steve     K7LXC
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