Hi Everyone! I own an Icom 7600 and a Zero-Five 43' vertical. I would like your opinion. Do I trade in my Icom 7600 and buy a Yaseu FTDX-5000D or should I buy a tower and beam and put that up. I thin
That's not even a fair question. You have a very nice radio and a vertical. Keep the radio and get a tower and beam, without a doubt. Jim KBØX Hi Everyone! I own an Icom 7600 and a Zero-Five 43' vert
What jim said! Without a doubt. Bill W5VX That's not even a fair question. You have a very nice radio and a vertical. Keep the radio and get a tower and beam, without a doubt. Jim KBØX --Original Mes
I think you'll notice the performance improvement of a directional antenna at an appropriate altitude vs an omnidirectional vertical much more than you'd notice the difference between almost any two
Hi Bill, Go for the beam and if you have enough room try a sloper for 160m. 75m and 40m. I have a 55' crankup with a TA-33 and an Alpha Delta sloper for 160m. 75m and 40m they play nice together. 73
Bill, Go for the tower and beam - you will work stations that you won't believe. If you can't find a local to put it up, try Mike N7MB in Bloomington. 73. Bill K3WA Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T Hi Eve
Tower and antenna, no doubt. Most bang for the buck. Will hear better most of the time and the differential in results will be greater there than a change of rigs. mike, k5wmg * * * * _______________
The 7600 and 5000 are both great rigs. "I think" about the only thing you'd gain is the 5000 has dual receivers so it can operate on any two bands while the 7600 has "dual watch' meaning you can tune
ALWAYS put your emphasis on the best antenna(s) you can put up. Don't spend a dime on radios until you've done that. 50 ft in flat land is not a bad height if that's what you're limited to. 73, Jim K
A new antenna and tower will make you THINK you got a new radio :-) 73 Tom W7WHY Bill asked: Do I trade in my Icom 7600 and buy a Yaseu FTDX-5000D or should I buy a tower and beam and put that up. __
Buy all means, buy the tower & beam! Harry _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists
Bill, I totally concur with Harry. I have an FTDX-5000MP, IC-775DSP, and FT-1000D. They excel when used in conjunction with a Hy-Gain HG-54HD 54' tower and a Force12 C-4XLD yagi. I agree with the sta
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:59:16 -0400
I agree with the majority on this one. Towers and antennas can and do last a lifetime while radios come and go. 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com _______________________________________________ ___
I'd like to see the responses to the same question on the Yaseu reflector.... Dick NY1E www.ny1e.com _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ To