[TowerTalk] Telrexn iin the wind

[Chuck Sudds]

At 05:51 PM 3/1/05 -0800, earl  baillley wrote:

>Telrex made a good product  - had one in NY up for more than ten years


The Telrex VHF beams were VERY well built and lasted many, many years, 
unlike their HF Monobanders and Tri-Banders.   I had a 6el 6 meter Telrex 
on a 24ft boom that was up for over 25 years and another 11 element 
"Spiralray" on a 36ft boom that was up at a different location for 15 years 
and never had a bit of problems with either one.  Of course, their baluns 
consisted of a loop of RG-8 coax <G>!

After MFJ took over Hy-Gain, I purchased a 4 element 6 meter beam and 
mounted it at 110ft and the first Iowa winter that it was up, I lost three 
1/2 elements!  Looked like vibration stress on them too. Not sure what they 
changed from the original 4 element Hy-Gain 6 meter beam but something is 
drastically different today.  Replaced it with a 5 element M2 and no more 
problems.

Had a friend who had a Telrex TB6EM Tri-bander that constantly lost the 
reflector.  He kept fixing it until eventually, he junked it all and bought 
a Force-12 C4.

As yes..... The good old days ;)

Chuck  KØTVD