[TowerTalk] R7(000) v.s. Mobile Antenna

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 99-04-16 07:36:30 EDT, rthorne@tcac.net writes:

> I'm toying with the idea of getting a R7000 or a good mobile antenna
>  (High Sierra Screw Driver type) for my home qth.  I'm currently using a
>  remote set up using a Kachina 505dsp in remote control with the antennas
>  about 5 miles away.

      If it was me, I'd put up a Force 12 ZR-3 vertical for 10-15-20 in a New 
York minute and a Butternut vertical for the low bands. The F12 will run 
circles around any trap vertical (otherwise known as a 'dummy load on a 
stick'). These antennas don't lend themselves to mobile.

Cheers,  Steve   K7LXC

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