[TowerTalk] Full Sized 40M Yagi Sources

[W9JA Paul Hellenberg]

Hi Bill

Thanks for summary.  

I think the M2 price in the end may be a good deal. I think this shows 
why most of the big stuff is mostly Homebrew.

73 Paul W9JA



At 11:21 AM 11/25/97 -0500, Bill Fisher - W4AN wrote:
>
>I thought I would summarize what I have found so far.  I have not made a 
>decision as of yet.
>
>1.  M2 - Makes a 3 element full sized yagi on a 4" boom with 3" center 
>elements.  Rated for 125MPH survival.  Weighs 350lbs or so.  Cost $2500  
>They have also offered to custom build a yagi on a 3" boom with survival 
>to 100MPH for the same price.  It's more work for them to custom make an 
>antenna, thus the price.  
>
>2.  F12 - Doesn't offer a full sized 40M yagi but I have been talking 
>with Tom about a custom job using the parts of the elements he uses for 
>the EF80 80M rotary dipole.  Price not determined yet.
>
>3.  DX Engineering - Bill is out of the antenna business but is still 
>doing switches and phasing boxes.  He did say that he would build a 40M 
>yagi since it did not require the insulators that he used on all his 
>other yagis (that became expensive).  Cost: $2500   He is not doing it 
>full time any more and said that I would have to be patient with delivery.
>
>4.  Texas Towers - Sells the aluminum and Gerald offered to help me with 
>the design of the elements and the boom.  
>
>
>It's amazing to me that nobody sells a full sized 3 element 40M yagi that 
>isn't a custom job, oversized job, or part time job.  I know it's a 
>limited market, but there are more people making 2 element 80M solutions 
>than they are 3el full sized 40M solutions. 
>
>I think each of these sources have their positives and negatives.  I 
>can't say which is best.  I would say this is an individual decision and 
>I would suggest doing your own research on the subject.
>
>73
>
>Bill, W4AN
>
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