[CQ-Contest] TH7 Replacement

[donovanf at starpower.net]

Hi Scott, 

The 24 foot boom JK Antennas Mid-Tri is worthy of your consideration. 


https://jkantennas.com/jkmidtri.html 



73 
Frank 
W3LPL 

----- Original Message -----


> 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