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Subject: [TowerTalk] [Fwd: Tower and antennas]
From: w9xx@iquest.net (Phil Howlett)
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:27:04 -0000
Selling the KT34XA is one of your better moves.
W9XX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Peter Larsen <ve6yc@home.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 1999 7:16 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] [Fwd: Tower and antennas]


> 
> Hi All:
> I mailed this note to Steve. He suggested that TT would be a great
> place to get some input. So here goes.
> A couple of clean up notes first. 
> The 40 meter beam is the CC 402CD. It is alone on the 48 foot tower 
> and will go to the 72 foot. The 105 would be alone on the 48.
> The TH-6 and the KT34XA would be sold and the 155 would be
> alone on the 56 footer.
> We would end up with 3 towers to play with all with in 200 feet of each
> other.
> 
> This is all for the VE6AO contest station.
> 
> Comments please.
> Peter
> VE6YC
> 
> 
> > 
> > Hi Steve:
> > I was browsing the Trylon web page which had a link to your
> > Champion Radio Products page.
> > So here is my question of the day:
> > I was thinking of putting up a T-500 (72 feet) tower with a C31XR
> > on top. 12 feet above this would be a Cushcraft 2 elem. 40 meter beam.
> > I don't remember which model it is, but it is only 5 years old.
> > As your wind speed charts are only good for US counties I can't tell
> > where Calgary stands in the area of wind speed, but I think it is
> > in the 70 mph range.
> > Will the Trylon stand up to this load?
> > Will a Yaesu G-1000 stand up to this load?
> > In your opinion will this be a good set up for a Multi op, single
> > transmitter
> > contest station?
> > 
> > We already have a 56 foot tower with a TH-6, and a 48 foot tower with
> > the 40 meter antenna. We have a KT34XA in the shack we are rebuilding.
> > 
> > I envision putting a 5 elem. 15 meter beam on the 56 foot, and a 5
> > element 10 meter beam on the 48 to compliment the C31XR on the 72 foot
> > tower.
> > 
> > Your opinion please.
> > 
> > See you later
> > Peter
> > VE6YC
> 
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