Actually, there is an alternative that works very well and that is a TA33.
You can run legal limit into it, and it works great.
You can often find them used for under $200. Parts are still available - I
think you could buy a new one too.
I think you can take a TA33 apart enough to put it in a snow ski bag which
is perfect for airline travel.
73,
Bob W5OV
> There is a hard rule in life that you must accept before you go any
> farther.
> 'You cannot have your cake and eat it to.' You just can't get light,
> inexpensive, and efficient plus power handling in one package. The thing
> you
> have going for you is you will be the DX so you will be the one in demand.
> If you can sacrifice the power the TH3jr will be just fine. It has some
> gain/directivity and bandwidth and you can't beat the price...
> Just my -2cents worth
> 73
>
>
> MAL
> N7MAL
> BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
> http://www.n7mal.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alex Malyava
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 20:16
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] A3S or TH-3JRS or ELSE?
>
>
> Hi,
> let's put the disclaimer first: this antenna gonna be used for WW RTTY
> from
> some Caribbean country.
> Now back to the question.
> I am looking for relatively light and inexpensive tribander to take with
> me.
> I did some researche in internet and found that there are not many of
> them.
> Force-12 C-3SS is "mucho expensivo" - almost 2 times more than Cushcraft
> A3S
> or Hy-Gain TH-3JRS. I also do not believe in miracles of mini antennas,
> like
> Cushcraft MA-5B or Mosley Mini-33, small cannot be good, right? I was
> about
> to stick with Mosley until I called then and got 30-40 working days
> waiting
> time thing.
> So, which one of those two is better (or worse)?
> TH-3JRS is obviously cheaper, $360 vs $500, but A3S seems to be more
> broadband and will take more power, 2kW vs 600W.
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