Barrie,
A lot of money can be saved if you build the antenna yourself. Anyone who can
assemble an antenna that is in pieces in a box can probably start from scratch
and build it using six foot pieces of tubing for the elements. A tubing
cutter, a drill and a couple of rewarding afternoons and you will have a three
element 30m Yagi along with at least a thousand dollars more in your pocket
versus buying one that sells for $1690 plus shipping. There is absolutely no
problem in making an antenna that will work as well or better and be as
mechanically sound as one you would buy.
73...Stan, K5GO
Sent from my iPad
On Dec 24, 2012, at 1:36 PM, Barrie - Yellowstone Photo
<barrie@yellowstonephoto.com> wrote:
> Steve:
>
> I have received two responses off-list, both from people I had failed to
> remove
> from the address bar.
>
> However, my original message did not appear on the Towertalk reflector. I
> received "mail delivery failed".
>
> I am having trouble with my new computer, which is Windows 8 (designed for
> "Small Children at Play".
>
> TNX for the reply,
> 73, Barrie, W7ALW\
>
>
> On December 24, 2012 at 2:22 PM steve jobes <w1dxh@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Barry I am also interested in 30 and if you get any replies off list if you
>> wouldn't mind sharing with me.
>> Merry Christmas and happy new year.
>>
>> 73,
>> Steve W1DXH
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Barrie - Yellowstone Photo <barrie@yellowstonephoto.com>
>> To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>; steve jobes <w1dxh@aol.com>; Dan
>> Cisson <n4gnr@windstream.net>
>> Sent: Sun, Dec 23, 2012 9:11 pm
>> Subject: 30M Beam
>>
>> Hello All:
>>
>> After a very frustrating day attempting to work DX on 30M, I've come to the
>> conclusion that I need a better antenna.
>>
>> At the moment, I;m using a 40M quarter-wave sloper through a MB-5A tuner. It
>> does work, since I've worked 66 countries in the last two months. However,
>> if
>> there is a pile-up, I'm out of luck.
>>
>> After being on EME for over twenty years, and becoming more than a bit bored,
>> I
>> asked this forum (just over two years ago) for suggestions for a 10, 15 and
>> 20M
>> tri-bander. I got numerous replies, and settled on the Bencher Skyhawk,
>> which
>> I've installed at 52', in place of a 432 EME array.
>>
>> Boy, does it work! I've worked 196 countries in just under 2 years! I know
>> that's not "Big Gun" capability, but it suits me.
>>
>> With this post, I'm hoping for advice on a 30M beam. I've looked at the M2
>> 3el
>> 30M beam, but I think it's a bit pricey.
>>
>> For reasons I cannot explain, I've become very attracted to 30M, so I'm
>> wondering if there are any other 30M beams on the market that may be a bit
>> more
>> affordable?
>>
>> Thank you in advance and 73,
>> Barrie, W7ALW
>>
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