[TowerTalk] Fw: KT34XA vs. ......

[Roger Borowski]

 Back in the late 80's, I replaced a TH6DXX with a KT34XA 
and it was not one of my better decisions. I not only had poorer 
performance on 10M and 15M, less F/B and apparent forward 
gain,but had TVI throughout the neighborhood which I never had 
with the TH6DXX. After changing insulators and baluns to no avail, 
I temporarily changed my operating habits to keep the neighbors 
at bay and spent lots of time on 30M, 40M, 80M, and 160M for a 
few years. I now have a TH11DX and it not only outperforms the 
KT34XA in every dimension, it does it cleanly and on FIVE bands. 
Its too bad they are not available any longer. I believe it to be the 
absolute best antenna I've ever owned in 40 years of DX'ing, 
contesting, and hamming in general. All the antennaes I speak of 
were mounted in the clear on towers between 70 and 80 ft. in 
height with Philistran guys. -=Roger-K9RB=-
 
 



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