> Well, we've decided that if W4AQL is going to get competitive, we are
> going to have to put up some mono-banders. We've been using a
> TH6 and a KLM 2 el. 40m antenna, but we want more.
My experience at W5EHM indictates that in a university environment that
people cycle in and out every few years and after a while there is no one
left to take care of the junk. My suggestion would be to stick with what
you have (keeping it simple).
I would consider the following enhancements to the current setup:
o Get a second tribander (TH7 or KT34XA). This would give you some
redundancy, the ability to point a yagi at a second direction, and
an opportunity to play multiple wave angles (were you to put the
two tribanders at different heights, such as 50 and 90 feet)
o Get a second 40 meter yagi (the 2-element Cushcraft is by far the
most practical choice), for the reasons enumerated above.
o And if you operate a lot of DX contests, I would consider a third
tribander (an A-3 would be fine, or a big one if available), fixed
on the Caribbean and South America. Once again, this gives you
an additional direction at the flip of a switch. From Atlanta you
will be first or second through all the pileups in that direction
during contests.
--Trey
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