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Re: [TowerTalk] Mosley Antenna Question

To: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz@gmail.com>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mosley Antenna Question
From: Drax Felton <draxfelton@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:47:30 +0000 (UTC)
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Could it be that LMR400 wasn't available or too expensive way back when the 
Mosley manual was written? 

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On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 1:25 PM -0800, "Richard Solomon" <dickw1ksz@gmail.com> 
wrote:










I had a similar setup (except mine was a PRO-57A) and had
similar excellent results.

Without specific data I can only conclude that some folks have
had some bad experiences therefore all their antennas are "bad".

Not from where I stand, and the proof is in the pudding, as they
say.

73, Dick, W1KSZ

On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 2:11 PM, David Blake via TowerTalk <
towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:

> I've had outstanding results with Mosley antennas, especially the PRO67B.
> With my PRO which was up from 1994 until I moved in 2010 I never had a
> problem or complaint.  DX results were excellent.  I worked over 320
> countries all 6 bands the antenna is designed to cover.  When it was taken
> apart, all the stainless hardware, nuts and bolts were in good condition.
> I used the Pentrox or whatever it's called that was supplied by Mosley on
> all joining sections and they came apart easily.  It withstood shear winds,
> ice and snow in central Ohio.  I sold it to a very famous DXer who had been
> using a Mosley PRO57 for 20 years and wanted to upgrade.  I ran an Amertron
> AL-1200 which easily ran full legal power and achieved Honor Roll status on
> both Phone and CW.   I have issues with Mosley, but they are not related in
> performance or ability to stand up year after year.  You must purchase them
> from Mosley, delivery can take months at times.  Not sure if this is still
> the case or not.  Think they every charged my credit card before shipping.
> I also had a 1961 TA33 which was upgraded to a TA33 with the 40KR kit and
> taken down when I moved in 1987.  Again I never had any problems.  No
> servos, thin plastic insulators, pop rivets or hose clamps.
>
>
> 73Dave -N4DB-
>
>
>      On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 1:13 PM, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <
> towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
>
>
>  >  Over the years I have heard stories of unexplained  failures with
> Mosley
> antennas which were equally unexplained as having to do  with the selection
> of certain coax cables. One recent incident was with a local  here that had
> trouble getting a PRO 67 to ?cooperate? only with the use of RG  213 cable.
>
>     A Mosley PRO series? My condolences.
>
>     My experience has been that the PRO Mosleys are  very sensitive to
> anything near them. This includes 2M verticals, etc. And you  have to have
> the
> exact feed arrangement that they show. Both will cause  problems.
>
>     Test the antenna with an analyzer at the feedpoint  and work your way
> back to the shack from there.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve      K7LXC
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