[TowerTalk] Something small, potent and frugal (sounds like a bad joke)
mike dunlap
mdunlap@pressenter.com
Thu, 07 Oct 1999 13:54:46 -0700
Hello All!
All this talk of antennas is making me nervous as to "WHAT I SHOULD BE
PUTTING UP!!"
I have a KLM KT-34A (not the XA) and planned on using that along with some
dipoles for hf and a 2mtr beam and omni for vhf/uhf. As some have put it,
I don't want to sell the "family farm" to fund my passion for radio nor do
I want to! I don't need to be a big gun as I enjoy chasing DX, SWLing, and
ragchewing with my cronies. I plan on running a "barefoot" station so gain
and ears are important to me but I don't want some 30 plus footer towering
over me during a spring/fall icestorm or summer windstorm here in WI.
Adding some more fuel to this antenna fire...it's been interesting
though...what's the consensus on the KT-34A that I have relating to other
antennas out there that are of similar size and around the 6sqr ft. mark.
Yes..$ is also a factor!! This will be a new tower and all appearing
sometime next spring/early summer.
Thanks for the advice and keep the great discussions or should I say
debates going!!!
'73 all
Mike K0NWA
mdunlap@pressenter.com
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