I'm using an A4S for field days that started to show various sags and bends after up 7 years in an exposed site, maybe 70mph peak winds. It is weak at the boom to mast and at the elements at the boom
I meant to say that the boom crushes from the element clamp on my A3. If you leave it too loose the element will spin. The aluminum is very soft compared to the 6061-T6 that I use for my homebrew bea
Cushcraft A3 and A4S are cheap designs with inferior materials, especially boom-to-element clamps, which are basically just a cheap muffler clamp. One of my friends A4S lost the reflector as it wiggl
I'm curious what tribander would folks recommend for a budget of $600 or less? 73, Joe kk0sd --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bert Almemo Se
Hi Joe, If you can find one around a used Hygain TH6DXX is a good choice-not overly big and will most certainly compete favorably with others in its class. Going price is usually aruond $200.00 and p
If you are talking about a *new* antenna your choices are pretty much limited to the Cushcraft A3S and the HyGain TH-3MK4, EXP-14. If you push the price point a bit, you can add the HyGain TH-5MK2 ($
I have the HexBeam from NA4RR which is $469 plus $39 shipping for the kit. An alternative is to order the center Hub on Ebay here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTENNA-HUB-HEXAGON-SPIDER-BEAM-/26183672089
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 10:47:02 -0400
I picked up a used F12 C19XR disassembled, all parts marked for $500 All I had to do was clean the sections/tubes where they inserted into the next tube. It was "banded together with the small parts
Author: K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 11:19:52 -0400
or less? IMO just about any used yagi other than a Mosley. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk ma
*ANY* horizontally polarized antenna will have similar vertical take off angles at similar heights. The vertical pattern is a simple matter of beam formation between the antenna and its "image". One
Look for a used Force 12 C3. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.
Author: David Blake via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 18:56:34 +0000 (UTC)
and I on the other hand would suggest you look 1st for a used Mosley. With only Mosley yagi's I am #1 Honor Roll (all 340 DXCCs) and total DXCC confirmed 352.Looking at the ARRL Mixed DXCC list I d
On 2015-04-12 2:56 PM, David Blake via TowerTalk wrote: and I on the other hand would suggest you look 1st for a used Mosley. With only Mosley yagi's I am #1 Honor Roll (all 340 DXCCs) and total DXCC
I have stacked homebrew OWA monobanders on most bands, two of them have 60' booms. I am not on the ARRL DXCC honor roll or anywhere close. Honor roll is not a way to evaluate antenna performance. Joh
No Doug, your "facts" are opinions and wishes. Facts are backed up by objective proof - you have none. In objective head to head tests the Mosley antennas are repeatedly worst in class. That's not to
The mosleys are popular around the midwest as Mosley is just up the road. And they have one feature that is important here - they have a reputation of staying up in the ice and wind pretty well. The
On Sun,4/12/2015 7:01 PM, Jeff AC0C wrote: The mosleys are popular around the midwest as Mosley is just up the road. And they have one feature that is important here - they have a reputation of stayi
On "Low Performance Trap Antennas" : Is it really known what is the cause for the apparently very large difference between a correctly designed trap beam, say a TH6DXX or similar and one of the not s
If you wanted it to be new and durable, I don't think you could get it done for $600. A Cushcraft A3 is $599, but considering how my friend's A4 lost an element due to the cheap element-to-boom mount
Author: K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:49:03 -0400
You don't have any FACTS - just a bunch of anecdotal information. And like N6BT proved, you can work DX with a light bulb. Methinks yours is getting a little dim. Cheers, Steve K7LXC _______________