[CQ-Contest] TH7 Replacement

[Kelly Taylor]

The Skyhawk uses insulating spacers to keep the drivens separate. 

LPDAs offer wide coverage but at expense of gain. 

The only thing about Skyhawk that might give some users pause is the use of blind rivets. If you're comfortable with rivets then no worries. 

Some users might be more comfortable with JK's recessed bolt head system. Whatever floats your boat. Don't mean to start the War of the Rivets!

73, kelly, ve4xt 

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> On Aug 6, 2017, at 21:21, Charles Harpole <hs0zcw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> For your situation, the Skyhawk will likely give similar performance but
> not quite the bandwidth.  How do the center drivens keep from banging
> together in wind?
> 
> Suggest you consider a long log periodic, gives more bands, is great for
> wide band scanning, ok rear and good side rejection.  A Stepper is off the
> table if you are worried about plastic end caps because Stepper's many
> parts cause lots more causes for worry.
> 
> GL, 73, former TH6 and then TH7 owner, Charly (now using monobanders)
> 
>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 2:48 PM, K9MA <k9ma at sdellington.us> wrote:
>> 
>> My 28 year old TH7 needs to come down for maintenance, and I'm told the
>> trap end caps MFJ now sells don't last long.  I also may be just a matter
>> of luck that no bugs have moved into any of the traps. So, I'd really like
>> to replace it with a trapless antenna.  The TH7 has served me well, having
>> last been put up in 1993. It needs to be replaced before I'm too old to
>> climb the tower!
>> 
>> Here are the requirements:
>> 
>> Performance comparable to TH7
>> Boom length 24 feet or less
>> No traps or fragile linear loading
>> Can be assembled on the tower (as was the TH7 in 1993.)
>> 
>> At this point, the Skyhawk appears to be my best option, at least of the
>> tribanders available in this country.  Any experience with the Skyhawk, or
>> other suggestions?
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Scott K9MA
>> 
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