[Fourlanders] Help with 6 meter beam / misc

[GORDON MACIE]

Just got off the phone with Dick , he gave me a lot of
good info. Basically the 66 is just a source of
aluminum. All the brackets are in excellent conditioin
and it has all stainless hardware. Will have to change
the feed. Also considering extending the boom 3 or 4
foot and making a 7.

Shouldn't have said that about the m2 just repeating
what someone else said not my first hand knowledge.

You guys sounded great over the weekend. Passed over
your cq's many many times. Sorry I only had 1 band to
work you guys on. Band was terrible for my little
peanut whistle station. I did catch the last hour and
that was ok. Must have averaged about 4 qsos / hr for
12 or 13 hours. Pretty tedious.

Thanks goodness for the mfj voice keyer.

Gordon


--- Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I don't know much about the Hygain 66DX.  I have
> heard a couple of folks on
> the air using one.  My impression is that it is a
> fairly old design.  If
> that is the case it probably does not perform as
> well as the newer computer
> optimized designs.  I don't understand your comment
> about the m2 antennas
> being marginal mechanically.  I have several on the
> tower at the home QTH
> and we use them at W4NH also.  My experience is that
> they are almost
> indestructible.  I highly recommend them.
> 
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of GORDON MACIE
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:36 AM
> To: fourlanders at contesting.com
> Subject: [Fourlanders] Help with 6 meter beam
> 
> Now that everyone has recovered from the June
> Contest (not !).
> 
> I have a Hygain 66DX. 6 elements on a 24' boom. 
> Is this beam regarded as a good performer ? I am
> open to modifying but
> haven't had much success googling for a optimized
> design. I found the nw3z
> article about owa beams but it only covers 10
> meters. I found a cebik
> article but it was 6 el on a 14' boom. That didn't
> seem right ?.. 
> 
> The m2 squared antenna's seem margin mechanically to
> me. I guess I could use
> their measurements ?. I am not a eznec / antenna
> modeler.
> 
> 
> Gordon N4LR
> 
> P.S Condx sucked all weekend except maybe the last
> hour.
> 
> 
>  
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