[TowerTalk] RE: ATAS-120 vs ATAS-100

[Bgsalesmel at cs.com]

In response to message below:

Rich,
I have one of the ATAS-100's also and from "observation" alone I think the 
only real difference is "how" they cover the exposed coil portion of the stick. 
On our's they use that folded rubber boot - whereas, on the ATAS-120 they 
appear to have used an "over-sleeve" of rigid plastic fixed on the upper end just 
below the whip and floating on the lower end/edge. I worry that while making 
miles in my van someday a road apple (rock) is going to hit that folded rubber 
and do some real damage inside...Up here in the NW USA they use some rather 
large "sand" during the winter on the Intestates and after breakup many trucks 
toss them high in the air. I replace my windshield every 2 years, sometimes 
yearly, mostly during the spring months.

Hope this helps.

Mel
KD7DCR


Message: 4
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 16:38:43 -0400
From: "RICHARD BOYD" <ke3q at msn.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu ATAS-120 and ATAS-100 mobile antennas
To: "towertalk reflector" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Cc: Bernie McClenny <bernie at dailydx.com>
Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV51azDE7lk5E00001bde at hotmail.com>
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I'm wondering if someone can tell me the difference between the Yaesu 
ATAS-120 and the Yaesu ATAS-100 HF mobile antennas.  I have the 100 and have 
seen there's a newer version, the 120, out.

My interest is in putting one on a short tower or sidemounted as a little 
backup, for portable, and of course mobile, which is what I usually use it 
for.  It could serve as a quickie "noise antenna" for noise canceling 
purposes, though, for a home station.

For portable, at a seaside location, it should be 6db superior to horizontal 
antennas, being a vertical -- great for an oceanfront balcony, on top of the 
beach umbrella, etc.


73 - Rich, KE3Q