Hello John:
I work at DX Engineering, so maybe I can help clarify a bit.
You know I love antennas and I really loved the TX-38. It was a super
performer (10 meters was really good), I used it on Field Day for two years
with a triplexer - it was awesome! However, for the reasons several guys
have pointed out here it did not sell well (even with deep discount
incentives). Many guys choose the Bencher Skyhawk - a larger alternative to
the TX-38 with more performance "bang". 8P5A and many others love the
Skyhawk!
The latest "hot" high quality 5 bander (20,17,15,12 and 10) with a 6 meter
add on (makes it 6 bands on one short boom) is the JK NAVASSA5. You can see
it here.
http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/jka-navassa5
73,
Tim K3LR
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Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 10:56 AM
To: Kelly Taylor
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] N6BT, Force12inc and JK Antennas
Bummer, I was not aware that DX Engineering discontinued the TX38. I
know that a lot of work went into optimizing this yagi for all three
bands and it also had four 10m elements. I think it would have been a
perfect contest expedition antenna.
John KK9A
On 2014-11-21 10:26, Kelly Taylor wrote:
> The TX-38 was sold to DX Engineering and was subsequently discontinued. It
> was expensive for only having three bands (it was almost Bencher Skyhawk
> money), but it did look like a fabulous design, particularly with four
> elements on 10.
>
> The people who were lucky enough to get one rave about it, but it appears
> there's not enough demand for pure tribanders any more. People want five
> bands.
>
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
>
> On 11/21/14 9:16 AM, "john@kk9a.com" <john@kk9a.com> wrote:
>
>> Cycle-24's TX38 looks like it would also be a great expedition antenna
however the original poster was looking for a five band beam. The C3 and the
TX38 are not. John KK9A To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Subject: Re:
[TowerTalk] N6BT, Force12inc and JK Antennas From: "Ed Sawyer"
<sawyered@earthlink.net> Reply-to: sawyered@earthlink.net Date: Fri, 21 Nov
2014 09:18:07 -0500 The C3 is the best short boom tribander out there in my
opinion. I have used them around the world. They are a clean pattern, smooth
SWR across the full band performer. At the end of the day, the gain
available is a function of boom length primarily. On 15 and 20, you are
going to help yourself by stuffing another element on a short boom. On 10M,
the argument could be made that another element would add value to this
antenna, but the antenna works as a nice package. On 12 and 17 - its just a
rotary dipole essentially - so if that's someone's interest, this isn't the
antenna for you. Nice advantage for
DXpeditions, you can break this baby down into a golf case. And there are no
finicky little motors and control lines to worry about. 73 Ed N1UR
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