[CQ-Contest] WB6D - Improved KT34XAs

[Martin Monsalvo - LU5DX]

Right on David!

73,
Martin LU5DX

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En mar 13, 2017 10:04 a. m., en 10:04 a. m., David Pruett <k8cc at comcast.net> escribió:
>The KT36XA has the same number of elements in the same configuration as
>
>the KT34XA with the same boom length.  It is not a significantly 
>different antenna.
>
>The "upgrade kit" replaces components in the trap assemblies which M2 
>claims fail in the KT-34XA.  In the documentation for the "upgrade
>kit", 
>M2 claims their KT-36XA has 1.5 dB more gain than the KLM KT-34XA and 
>that this "upgrade kit" endows the 34XA with this increased gain and 
>structural improvements..
>
>Let's remember that this thread originated with Martin, LU5DX asking if
>
>anybody knew about KB6D's extension of the KT-34XA with more elements. 
> 
>Neither the KT-36XA nor the "upgrade kit" makes the antenna any bigger.
>
>On 3/10/2017 1:35 PM, Peter Sundberg wrote:
>> There was/is the KT36XA from M2
>>
>> http://www.m2inc.com/upgrade-kit-kt34xa-to-kt36xa/
>>
>> 73
>> Peter SM2CEW
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 09:05 2017-03-10, David Pruett wrote:
>>> 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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