[TowerTalk] KLM 40M-2B Opinions Please

[Hardy Landskov]

Jeff,
I had a KLM 4el "Big Sticker" 40 meter and was plagued with insulators
deteriorating in the heat and ultra violet of the Arizona sun. I made some
Lexan insulators that worked ok.
I finally gave up though on that antenna and built a full size 40. Really a
big difference. The old KLM was when turned into a 3 element 30 meter beam.
73 Hardy N7RT


At 04:27 PM 8/13/2007 -0500, KA9S 3 wrote:
>I have a chance to buy a used two element linearly loaded 
>“shortie-fourty” beam at a low price. It is a KLM 40M-2B. I am a CW only 
>operator, so bandwidth isn’t of much concern to me. I would be putting 
>it up at 75 ft.
>
>I would like people’s general opinions about this beam compared to other 
>two element loaded 40m beams. Are there any endemic shortcomings with 
>the KLM beam (other than the company is out of business – M2 now gives 
>some support)? Do the lexan element-to-boom saddles hold up?
>
>Thanks – Jeff – KA9S
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