[TowerTalk] HF beam antenna decision

[Joe]

On top of my US Tower TX-455 is a SteppIR 4 element - beyond the size 
limitations you are facing, so may I suggest a 3 element SteppIR, which 
covers 6 meters through 20 meters, all WARC bands, and presents a 1:1 
SWR?  I'd recommend LMR400 or RH-213 also.  Excellent antenna, and works 
exceedingly well, combined with customer service that I have not seen from 
an antenna company in many decades!

73,
Joe
WD0M

At 08:58 AM 4/16/2004, Tom Carrubba KA2D wrote:
>Bill
>
>Consider the F12 XR-5, a C3 with WARC. I would reconsider
>the coax choice.
>For HF a good quality RG-213 or RF Davis buryflex would be a
>better choice.. my two cents.
>I use burylex.
>
>I have had mine up for two years and it works well for small
>antenna. No need for tuner..
>
>Good Luck
>Tom KA2D
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bill VanAlstyne" <w5wvo at cybermesa.net>
>To: "_Mailing List Tower-Talk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 10:06 AM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] HF beam antenna decision
>
>
>I'm making a stab at starting a new thread here, as
>decision-time is coming
>up for me. I'm erecting a TX-455 crank-up upon which I plan
>to mount an
>as-yet unpurchased HF beam, with my existing 5-el 6M yagi
>8-10 ft above it.
>I haven't yet decided on the HF beam. My criteria are:  1)
>compact profile,
>in the ballpark of 18-22 ft boom;  2) reasonable performance
>on the 12- and
>17-meter bands in addition to 10, 15, 20;  3)  light-weight
>but mechanically
>robust (I live in a windy area).  4) I plan to feed it with
>9913F coax (good
>stuff), and I have a good tuner, so extreme broad-bandedness
>isn't a top
>priority.
>
>I'm leaning toward a Force12 C3E, but am willing to consider
>any other
>alternatives recommended. What do y'all think?
>
>Bill / W5WVO
>Albuquerque, NM