[CQ-Contest] WB6D - Improved KT34XAs

[Martin Monsalvo - LU5DX]

Hi Dave,
What WB6D had done, was to extend the boom and add a sixth tribander element.
The details remain unknown to me.
He had a pair of those modified KT34XAs and his singals from 10 to 20 were really strong.

73,
Martin LU5DX

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En mar 10, 2017 10:32 a. m., en 10:32 a. m., David Pruett <k8cc at comcast.net> escribió:
>Back in the day, KLM made the KT-34A tribander, which had four
>tri-band, 
>trapped elements, and the KT-34XA tribander which had a longer boom
>with 
>five tri-band, trapped elements and and extra monoband director for 
>10M.  KLM also offered a conversion kit to upgrade a KT-34A to a
>KT-34XA.
>
>There was no "enhanced" version beyond the KT-34XA available from the 
>factory.
>
>Dave, K8CC
>
>On 3/9/2017 1:46 AM, Charles Harpole wrote:
>> I am guessing this is the product of the original 34xa mfg when they
>made
>> and sold an enhanced version.... that would be KLM.  Check old KLM
>> adverts.  Charly
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 6:40 AM, Martin LU5DX <lu5dx at lucg.com.ar>
>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Does anybody remember WB6D?
>>>
>>> He once told me during a QSO he was using a stack of  "Improved"
>KT34XAs.
>>>
>>> According to what he described he had added one more director to the
>>> original KT34XAs.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a link to additional information on how that was
>done?
>>>
>>> Tnx in advance,
>>>
>>> Martin LU5DX
>>>
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