C49XR (was Re: [TowerTalk] Bigboy rotors)

[david feldman]

Marc unfortunately I haven't had much time at all with the C49.
It went up 2 weeks ago just in time for midterms and other stuff.

It is better than the TB6EM it replaced; it is 1-2 S units
above my Force 12 5BA on a 30' tower on all 3 bands (varies, but
always stronger when pointed in the same direction), and I opted
for separate feedlines option which I recommend. Unfortunately
the 15M balun (5kw balun) died a week after the antenna was intalled
so I'm renting a boom lift this weekend to swap it out. Cause on
the balun fail is not known but SWR went to >3:1 across 15 which
seems to point to the balun so far. Will report back once fixed.

Another FYI - I fitted the antenna with an integral truss support
assembly rather than hanging the truss from the mast; that made
install far far easier.

Oh and I think the antenna is considered comparable to 8 elements
on 10 meters based on what I've read even tho it has *14* elements
on that band (but the 14 elements there aren't spaced in a fashion
equivalent to a 14 element yagi.)

73 Dave WB0GAZ wb0gaz@hotmail.com

>From: "Marc Wullaert" <on4ma@village.uunet.be>
>To: "david feldman" <wb0gaz@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bigboy rotors
>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 09:38:05 +0200
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: david feldman <wb0gaz@hotmail.com>
>To: <w2fca@qsl.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 6:16 AM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bigboy rotors
>
>
> >
> > I installed the model 61 here last month - it is in a 45G
> > tower with a C49XR and several other smaller antennas. It
> > replaced a T2X when I went to the C49XR. The 61 is their
> > mid-sized product.
> >
>
>David ,
>
>At last a found somebody with a C49XR....Can you thel me
>about his performance....I think thats one with 12element on 10m ?
>
>I want to change here from antenne ,still have my kt34xa on top.
>I installed a c39xr at a friend place ,and he really beat me all the time.
>
>
>on4ma
>73
>
>
>
>

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