[CQ-Contest] WB6D - Improved KT34XAs

[Steve London]

The KT-36XA upgrade kit is a huge mechanical improvement over the old 
KT-34XA. All of the aluminum straps have been replaced with CNC-machined 
aluminum brackets. No more intermittancies ! A few of the dimensions 
have been slightly changed in the 36XA, compared to the 34XA, but I 
doubt that results in a 1.5 dB improvement. Be warned, however - expect 
to spend 25 hours doing the upgrade.

73,
Steve, N2IC

On 03/13/2017 07:58 AM, Martin Monsalvo - LU5DX wrote:
> 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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