That Dream Beam sure sounds nice! I hope you enjoy it! It's probably just
a bit oversized for my 50' Rohn 25 tower, I'm guessing! *:-)*
73
Matt
KK4CPS
On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 11:07 AM, Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net
> wrote:
> Matt, I have a Hy-Gain Hy-Tower multi-band vertical that covers 10-80m and
> with an accessory kit will do 160m (inverted L.) No traps, no caps, no
> coils...(Except to isolate the 160 meter kit from detuning 40m. It uses
> stubs attached at various locations for some of the bands. I think 6m
> stub(s) could be added.
>
> This is what I have and use as my primary antenna. It is designed to
> ground mount on a cubic yard of concrete and be free standing, no guys but
> with radials. I mounted mine on a custom mount built to put it on top of
> a metal barn. I guyed it with Phillystran at the top of the triangular
> tower section (24 ft point) and use the building as a counterpoise, no
> radials. It works well. There is a picture on my QRZ.com page NJ5G. Click
> to enlarge. Look carefully and you can see the telescopic aluminum tube
> sections above the triangular tower section. They go up about 53 ft.
>
> I also have a 90x180 ft OCF dipole, a Carolina Windom. I have a fully
> constructed Hex Beam (K4KIO) in the barn awaiting being installed on a
> small tower I customized to be a tilt over. It covers 6m to 20 but could
> be built to cover 40 and 80 too if you don't mind B I G, really big.
>
> New in the unopened boxes is a SteppIR DB42. Here is a copy from their
> site...
>
> The DB42 Monstir Pro is currently the largest of the Dream Beam series of
> Yagi antennas, with 5 elements on 20m-6m and 3 elements on 40/30. For those
> who aspire to the pinnacle of performance, the DB42 provides coverage from
> 80m through 6m (with optional 80m dipole kit).
>
> I also got the extra accessory 6m elements to boost 6m performance.
> I have a Tashjian towers Corp. DX-70 free standing tilt tower on order to
> take the DB42.
>
> Patrick NJ5G
>
>
> On 7/27/2015 9:59 PM, Matthew King - KK4CPS wrote:
>
> Patrick - what sort of antenna(e) are you putting up that covers 6m-80m?
> That sounds like what I need!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
> KK4CPS
>
>
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