[TowerTalk] Shorty 40

[RICHARD SOLOMON]

I will not even ask how you came about with that conclusion, but I am sure you will tell me (us).
 
73, Dick, W1KSZ/7



Oct 2007 00:56:41 +0000> CC: greg at k9ig.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Shorty 40> > The amount of countries worked has little to do with antenna performance.> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: RICHARD SOLOMON > To: jeremy-ca ; john at kk9a.com ; towertalk at contesting.com > Cc: greg at k9ig.com > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 00:32> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Shorty 40> > > HOT DAWG !!!> I got 288 Countries confirmed on a Dummy Load !!!> > 73, Dick, W1KSZ/7> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > From: km1h at jeremy.mv.com> > To: john at kk9a.com; TOWERTALK at contesting.com> > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:51:36 -0400> > CC: greg at k9ig.com> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Shorty 40> > > > I had a pair of 4 el KLMs and was never overly impressed by their > > performance. Before that I had a Hi-Gain 2 el and it was often referred to > > as a rotary dummy load.> > > > One of my KLM's has been sold and Im contemplating converting the other into > > a pair of 2 el with Cushcraft style loading coils.> > > > I feel that nobody has got linear loading completely figured out.> > > > Carl> > KM1H> > > > > > > > > > > To: towertalk at contesting.com> > > Subject: [TowerTalk] Shorty 40> > > From: Greg Clark <putt_1 at yahoo.com>> > > Reply-to: Greg Clark <greg at k9ig.com>> > > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:29:38 -0700 (PDT)> > > List-post: <mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>> > >> > > Folks,> > >> > > I'm in the process of rebuilding my station and am in need of a 2 ele 40m> > > yagi.> > > In the past I had an old 40-2CD by Cushcraft on the tower.> > >> > > In shopping around I have looked at:> > >> > > XM240> > > Force 12 (new and old linear loading designs)> > > Hy-Gain> > > M2> > >> > > The Optibeam looks nice but is out of my budget.> > >> > > -The XM240's are kinda hard to find - all on backorder at most of the > > > major> > > shops in the US as of the end of last week. Not sure if this has anything> > > to> > > do with the company recently being purchased??> > >> > > -Force 12 has a 4-6 week lead time (even with that quote it's "iffy" as to> > > when> > > it will arrive).> > >> > > -M2 - I couldn't find a direct link on their site for a 2 ele version any> > > longer, so I don't even know if they are still available as I have not> > > called> > > the factory yet. Anyone know if they still make a 2 ele 40m yagi?> > >> > > -As for Hy-Gain - well - I just don't see many of these yagis - are they> > > that> > > poor of a performer? We had one at the WM5G multi years ago - I don't> > > remember> > > much about it. I can get one of these in a reasonable amount of time but> > > don't> > > want to be wasting my money and time.> > >> > > Greg> > > K9IG> > >> > > _______________________________________________> > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________> > > TowerTalk mailing list> > > TowerTalk at contesting.com> > > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> > > > > > > _______________________________________________> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> > TowerTalk mailing list> > TowerTalk at contesting.com> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk