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Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: antenna choices

To: Larry Banks <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: antenna choices
From: Bry Carling <bcarling@cfl.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:24:40 -0400
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The hex beams are very, very popular. You can buy a commercial one for around 
450 or $500. And you can also make a homebrew one for even less.

Best regards - Brian Carling
AF4K 




> On Apr 10, 2015, at 5:12 PM, Larry Banks <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> I bought a Gotham V-80 vertical when I first became a ham in 1962.  The 
> advertised specs never mentioned the need for radials, etc.  I did better 
> "out-of-band" on 40M than "in-band" on the 80M novice band.  Got my only OO 
> report.  I also learned not to believe advertised antenna specs ever again.
> 
> And for an inexpensive all-band antenna, no one has yet mentioned the various 
> Hex antennas.  All quite good, low cost, and light weight.
> 
> 73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Bry Carling AF4K
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 16:30
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: antenna choices
> 
> You could be right. Until somebody tries it this will all be guesswork 
> regardless of one's
> position.
> 
> For me personally you will not be catching me buying any multi thousand 
> dollar antennas
> because it is simply not in my budget. I don't resent anyone buying or 
> selling at whatever
> price they wish by the way. I just know there are a lot of hams like me out 
> here who will install
> a used tribander that they paid under $100 for on their tower and like me, 
> they will be very
> grateful that they could. Hopefully the light-hearted nature of my earlier 
> post was noticed by
> some with the Gotham reference (grin!)
> 
> Sincere best wishes to all.
> 
>> On 10 Apr 2015 at 10:07, David Gilbert wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> If the prices were that out of line relative to the costs of
>> designing/building/marketing ham antennas, I suspect that we'd have more
>> companies in the business and fewer consolidations.  I don't think it's
>> a growing market.
>> 
>> Dave   AB7E
>> 
>> 
>> On 4/10/2015 8:08 AM, Bry Carling wrote:
>> > It seems like very few antennas are affordable to the average ham.
>> >
>> > It seems like they need some competition. With prices in the multiple > 
>> > thousands of dollars for a few aluminum tubes somebody could make lot of > 
>> > money by being less expensive...
>> >
>> > I would call them GOTHAM BEAMS as a nod to history!!
>> >
>> > Best regards - Brian Carling
>> > AF4K Crystals Co.
>> > 117 Sterling Pine St.
>> > Sanford, FL 32773
>> >
>> > Tel: +USA 321-262-5471
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Apr 10, 2015, at 8:35 AM, Per Molund <pmolund@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> What about Ultrabeam UB-1040DX?
>> >>
>> >> <
>> >> http://www.ultrabeam.it/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=72&lang=en
>> >>
>> >> I know, not cheap or American, but still an alternative.
>> >>
>> >> Per LA9XKA
>> >>
>> >> 2015-04-10 13:34 GMT+02:00 Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>:
>> >>
>> >>> I'm wondering if there have been any attempts at more than 4 element
>> >>> SteppIR's?
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm happy with my 4L but it would be nice to have some more smoke. >>> 
>> >>> What
>> >>> might be interesting are some longer boom more limited band >>> 
>> >>> combinations,
>> >>> with higher performance e.g.  6 L on 15/12/10 or 5 L on 20/17 or 6 L >>> 
>> >>> on
>> >>> 17/12 on 42' boom (the one I want, since my modeling so far for an
>> >>> interlaced 5/5 design isn't succeeding).
>> >>>
>> >>> Another advantage of limiting the band combinations is that there >>> 
>> >>> isn't as
>> >>> much compromise when stacking them.  Also, there would be less tower
>> >>> loading, fewer rotators, etc. than conventional 3 band contest stacks.
>> >>> However, there remains the tuning delay when QSYing or band changing,
>> >>> which is a bit of a problem in contest S&P & mult chasing.
>> >>>
>> >>> Grant KZ1W
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