[TowerTalk] telerex

[David Jordan]

Hi Joe,

One has to appreciate and remember that typically responders on this 
reflector and perhaps most others speak as if they've done a national 
survey when more
often their statements are not much more than subjective opinions of one 
instance or one experience or their own nominal personal experience. 

Still, it's fun to hear all the hoots and yelps from those that are pro 
something and those that are con, etc.

Opinions and experiences of antenna performance could easily equal or 
surpass the emotional intensity of the current battle over whether
references to the bible should be allowed in government buildings, haha.

Clearly, a person knows when he has heard a good reciever and he knows 
when he has experienced a good antenna, etc. if he has something to 
compare...

But what you don't know, you don't know. 

When I listened to DX with a beam at 35ft and then at 135ft...I knew the 
difference raising the antenna makes first hand!  When folks say they 
didn't like the Telrex product I can presume many things (bad location, 
bad installation, bad time in the solar cycle, bad receiver, etc.).  
There are lots of variables for sure. The same can be said for those 
that loved the performance of the antenna (great location, great 
installation, great receiver, optimal sun spot cycle, etc.). It would be 
difficult to
quantify so many factors and that is where the testing comes in handy.  
There is no doubt in my mind that 40yrs ago the Telrex product was 
better than most available at the time. I think it is also fair to say 
that today's antennas would out perform the old Telrex technology but 
it's prolly not fair to say that the Telrex stuff was junk.

I have a 73 Jeep Renegade in my barn and for me, comparing it to the 
Jeep product of 2005, I'd say the 2005 product is junk, haha.  Some days 
it's all in the eye of the beholder!

73,
dave
wa3gin
 


Joe Barnes wrote:

>Not real sure where tvd got that the Telrex monobanders were not well 
>built, Im currently using a 6 element 20 meter Telerex that wa 
>originally installed in 1978 and it still rocks, Im thinkin there are 
>few other manufactureres that can make this claim.
>73, Joe N4JBK
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