For the last 13 years I've been using a Hy-Gain TH-5 on my 40' tower. This antenna has a total of 14 traps. I thought I'd modernize and purchase a new "trapless" antenna. As my Hy-Gain HG37 tower is
Carl, Go look at the Tennadyne line of Log Periodics...they are quite moderate in wind load and are superb performers. I have had two of them and could not be happier. I have also heard good things a
A couple of those antennas or their cousins were evaluated in our on-the-air tribander comparison test, available from <A HREF="http://www.championradio.com">www.championradio.com</A> You not only ge
Carl, I can echo Hasan's comments ... Look into a log periodic as an option. I won't deal with a specific choice of brand but I have run models for a couple of the 18 foot, eight or nine element LPs.
Has anyone stacked any "shorty-forty" 2 el 40m beams with an LP? Do the LP's show any interaction from the 40m antenna, especially on 15M? Does the design of the LP's preclude this kind of interactio
Yes, the XR5 is 2L per band. Actually a very good simple design. You can line reflectors up by band with little destructive interaction. the problem is with directors. That's where traps or close spa
Let's not forget the KT-34 and KT36XA, now resurrected by M2. ..or perhaps we should leave this choice as a well-kept secret! I've had a KT36XA up for a year now; the mechanical issues are completely
Carl, I second Hasan's comments on the Tennadyne LPDA's. I lost all my antennas in a January ice storm. I replaced two of them with the T-12 mainly because I didn't want a separate antenna for the WA
Heard at Visalia from the IR crew: Yes they are working on a 4 element version. It will have a ~36 foot boom. They are in the final stages of tuning up the first one, which will be shipped to a beta