[TowerTalk] HF beam antenna decision

[N2TK]

Bill, if you want to get on 12 and 17M on a regular basis, the XR5 will work
much better than the C3. Even though the C3 works on 12 and 17m, it has a
fairly high swr on those 2 bands. Most likely you will need a tuner with the
C3 on 12 and 17 unless you use an amp to tune it. I like Buryflex and use it
just about everywhere here. But 9913F should work fine. It seems to be much
better than 9913inregards to rotor loops and moisture ingression.
N2TK, Tony

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Tom Carrubba KA2D
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 10:58 AM
To: Bill VanAlstyne; _Mailing List Tower-Talk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HF beam antenna decision

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
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