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Re: [TowerTalk] Shorty 40

To: <john@kk9a.com>, jeremy-ca <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>,<towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Shorty 40
From: RICHARD SOLOMON <w1ksz@q.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:31:16 +0000
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
I will not even ask how you came about with that conclusion, but I am sure you 
will tell me (us).
 
73, Dick, W1KSZ/7



Oct 2007 00:56:41 +0000> CC: greg@k9ig.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Shorty 40> 
> The amount of countries worked has little to do with antenna performance.> > 
----- Original Message ----- > From: RICHARD SOLOMON > To: jeremy-ca ; 
john@kk9a.com ; towertalk@contesting.com > Cc: greg@k9ig.com > Sent: Thursday, 
October 18, 2007 00:32> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Shorty 40> > > HOT DAWG !!!> I 
got 288 Countries confirmed on a Dummy Load !!!> > 73, Dick, W1KSZ/7> > > > > > 
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> > From: km1h@jeremy.mv.com> > To: john@kk9a.com; TOWERTALK@contesting.com> > 
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:51:36 -0400> > CC: greg@k9ig.com> > Subject: Re: 
[TowerTalk] Shorty 40> > > > I had a pair of 4 el KLMs and was never overly 
impressed by their > > performance. Before that I had a Hi-Gain 2 el and it was 
often referred to > > as a rotary dummy load.> > > > One of my KLM's has been 
sold and Im contemplating converting the other into >
  > a pair of 2 el with Cushcraft style loading coils.> > > > I feel that 
nobody has got linear loading completely figured out.> > > > Carl> > KM1H> > > 
> > > > > > > > To: towertalk@contesting.com> > > Subject: [TowerTalk] Shorty 
40> > > From: Greg Clark <putt_1@yahoo.com>> > > Reply-to: Greg Clark 
<greg@k9ig.com>> > > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:29:38 -0700 (PDT)> > > 
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>> > >> > > Folks,> > >> > > I'm in 
the process of rebuilding my station and am in need of a 2 ele 40m> > > yagi.> 
> > In the past I had an old 40-2CD by Cushcraft on the tower.> > >> > > In 
shopping around I have looked at:> > >> > > XM240> > > Force 12 (new and old 
linear loading designs)> > > Hy-Gain> > > M2> > >> > > The Optibeam looks nice 
but is out of my budget.> > >> > > -The XM240's are kinda hard to find - all on 
backorder at most of the > > > major> > > shops in the US as of the end of last 
week. Not sure if this has anything> > > to> > > do with the company 
 recently being purchased??> > >> > > -Force 12 has a 4-6 week lead time (even 
with that quote it's "iffy" as to> > > when> > > it will arrive).> > >> > > -M2 
- I couldn't find a direct link on their site for a 2 ele version any> > > 
longer, so I don't even know if they are still available as I have not> > > 
called> > > the factory yet. Anyone know if they still make a 2 ele 40m yagi?> 
> >> > > -As for Hy-Gain - well - I just don't see many of these yagis - are 
they> > > that> > > poor of a performer? We had one at the WM5G multi years ago 
- I don't> > > remember> > > much about it. I can get one of these in a 
reasonable amount of time but> > > don't> > > want to be wasting my money and 
time.> > >> > > Greg> > > K9IG> > >> > > 
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