[TowerTalk] 40 meter beam input

[Keith Dutson]

Those are all fine antennas.  You could get by with a 2 element at 90 feet
and still have good DX.  I stacked two EF240's at 152 and 86 with BOP
option.  This setup gives me 4 different TOA's to choose from, plus at least
as much gain as a 3 el single beam.

73 Keith NM5G

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave Fuller
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:52 PM
To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] 40 meter beam input

I am putting up 90 feet of RH55 this summer but still trying to control the
buget a little.  I live at 7200 feet in the New Mexico mountains so I do get
some ice,snow, and wind.  I am starting to consider purchase of a 40 meter
beam and there is a wide range of cost on these antennas.  I know high
quality construction costs extra, but the price jumps are huge and I don't
want to overspend when good might be enough for my application.  Models I am
considering are:

M2 40M3L  $993

M2 40M4LLDD  $1428

Force 12  Mag 340 N   $1989

Optibeam  OB4-40   $3655

My primary interest is CW contesting and DX.   I am looking for input on 
these choices and maybe some others that I haven't considered yet.  If you
have input/experience/advice, please let me know on or off list.

Thanks

-Dave WD7Z
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