[TowerTalk] telerex

[Dusty Chapman]

Let's not forget the neatest thing about Telrex antennas were the "Corona" 
balls on the ends of the elements.
73, Dusty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RICHARD BOYD" <ke3q at msn.com>
To: "Joe Barnes" <n4jbk at bellsouth.net>; "David Jordan" <wa3gin at erols.com>
Cc: <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] telerex


> Good comments, Dave.
>
> I thought of another thing to add.  Because of the through-the-boom 
> element mounting, it was prohibitively difficult (which means almost 
> impossible) to put the antenna together on top of the tower, which is 
> often done.  That is, first put up the boom, then take up the elements one 
> at a time and bolt them on.  This approach is especially popular with the 
> larger monobanders, and larger homebrew monobanders.  With a "tilt mount," 
> you can reach both ends of the boom from the tower.  So, the heavy, and 
> large, Telrex antennas had to be put up all in one piece -- with rope and 
> pulleys, tram, or crane, etc.
>
> Even with a Telrex on a tilt mount, it'd still be challenging, at least, 
> to take elements in and out of the through-the-boom mounting holes.  I 
> guess it wouldn't be as hard with, say, 10M elements.  Still, the plate 
> with U-bolts approach on the outside of the boom approach has lots of 
> simplicity advantages.
>
> 73 - Rich, KE3Q
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Jordan" <wa3gin at erols.com>
> To: "Joe Barnes" <n4jbk at bellsouth.net>
> Cc: <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 4:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] telerex
>
>
>> 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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