Art,
I have four JK yagis (see my QRZ page for details) installed in 2020 and I
have been extremely pleased with them. Ken was a pleasure to work with in
all respects.
73,
Bart, NS4X
On Friday, November 28, 2025, ARTHUR BERNSTEIN via TowerTalk <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Well guys, my mind has been made up. When I order the new HF antenna from
> JK, I will add the 6 meter, 5 element beam to the order. Funny, but when
> you go on their website they only show the 7 element with a 30 ft boom and
> a giant 10 element. Spoke to Ken at JK. He said they make a 5 element on a
> 15 ft. boom, they just don’t advertise it. Their construction looks A+.
> That plus the 6BA JK will go on my US Tower HDX572MDPL.
> I always wondered about the square booms and metric hardware on the Innov.
> Here on Long Island there has been an increase in general wind velocities.
> Hopefully this winter will be more snow and less ice!
> Regards.
> Art., N2KA
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> > What brand to choose? I?ve been holding my tongue for a long time but
> here goes. The answer is in this evidence: My direct observation of 10
> Innovantenna Yagis with 10 complete failures. No, make that 11/10 after one
> boom broke for the second time. And have you ever heard of a boom bending
> and failing SIDEWAYS? Ask W6TCP, who had four 22 element 2m X-pols do
> exactly that. Then his quad 70cm array had 2 booms break and a glorious
> scattering of elements on the ground. And two 6m LFAs with snapped booms.
> What a bunch of junk. BTW I got $8 at the scrap dealer for a 5L 6m.
> >
> > Now it?s JK all the time. Or M Squared if JK doesn?t offer it. Some
> models from Antennas-Amplifiers are also ok but others have crappy boom
> couplings. Square metric tubing. No thank you.
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