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Re: [TowerTalk] 20 Meter Yagi Suggestions

To: "Dan Cisson" <n4gnr@windstream.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 20 Meter Yagi Suggestions
From: "Jim W7RY" <w7ry@centurytel.net>
Reply-to: Jim W7RY <w7ry@centurytel.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:23:14 -0700
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I didn’t know they still made this antenna Dan! HRO has them for free shipping according to their web site!

I looked at the sites you suggested. I don’t need OWA because bandwidth is not an issue for me. I would like to find info for optimizing the SWR at the lower end of the band. Guess I could interpolate the two settings in the manual, and get it down in frequency a bit. (14.075). The YU7EF site suggests the boom be extended to 49 feet. I don’t want to do that.

Thanks for the suggestion!

73
Jim W7RY


-----Original Message----- From: Dan Cisson
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 7:20 PM
To: Jim W7RY ; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 20 Meter Yagi Suggestions

Jim,, a Hy Gain 205 BAS is very hard to beat right out of the box. And with
web sites like YU7EF and G0KSC,, the 205 BA can be optimized even greater.
But overall, the 205 is very good when operated at about 2 wavelengths up a
tower. This is where monobanders really perform. Good Luck with your
choice..Dan N4GNR
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim W7RY" <w7ry@centurytel.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 9:33 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] 20 Meter Yagi Suggestions


I’m looking for a 20 meter monobander... Bigger than a 204BA and smaller than the 45 foot boom M2 20M5LD. It will be mounted below a XM240 at on top of a 70’ Rohn 45.

I think gain is more important to me than F/B

Bandwidth is not an issues because I’m 99.9% CW and RTTY.

I’m even considering building my own. Bums me out that Stan sold out his aluminum business to Engineering. Oh well.

Suggestions?

Thanks!
73
Jim W7RY
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