>From my perspective, spending a few hours (even a day)
to get almost 1 db of gain, 7 db of F-B and an improved
pattern is a bargain. I've spent alot of money and alot
more time putting up bigger antennas to get the same.
I'd do it.
73, Howard WZ6Z
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> From: Melvin G. Brafford <brad4@roanoke.infi.net>
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: MORE 105BAS QUESTIONS
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Date: Friday, December 13, 1996 6:33 PM
>
> If I may impose on your experiences one more time, I have another 105BAS
vs
> 105CAS question. I Have completed my 105BAS and it's ready to go on the
> tower. I went to extra trouble to secure the element to boom brackets
with
> s/s sheet metal screws, also I secured all parts of the beta match to
make
> it as heavy duty as possible. I could change and un-do all this, and
reset
> the antenna to the 105CAS measurments but it would be a L O T of
trouble.
> I wonder if the DB gain, about .8, and f/b improvment 7db and pattern
> correction, would be worth the trouble ??? Anyone have any real life
> practical improvments to report? Side by side a-b type tests etc?
> Thanks, Mick...W4YV
>
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