I have a Cushcraft 13 ele 'boomer' 2 meter beam that I planned to put on
the top of my mast. I don't have an all mode rig YET, but am considering
one. So, do I:
1) mount it horizontally and live with having less range for repeaters?
2) mount it horizontally and also mount a 2 meter vertical above it? (I
have a spare G6 available)
3) buy one of those new Cushcraft A148-20T two meter antennas that have ten
vertical elements and ten horizontal elements with separate feedlines (see
http://www.cushcraft.com/%20Ham/index51.html - $110.00)
4) find some contraption that turns my boomer horizontal OR vertical
(wouldn't that be neat!)
Thoughts??
73 - Scott KA9FOX
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