[TowerTalk] Fw: stacked yagis

[Gene Smar]

Steve:

     I've had a Skyhawk up on my tower since 2001 and like it a lot.  It was 
the first Yagi I've had in 40 years as a Ham so I have nothing to compare it 
to, but it does break pileups with 100 W.  (A lame reason, I know, but it is 
a fact.)

    I chose the Skyhawk based in part on the test results from Steve and 
Ward's book that showed it compared favorably against some of the more 
popular and well-known models.  But what made the sale for me was the fact 
that the specs said it would cover all of 20 and 15 and the bottom 1 MHz of 
10 with low SWR without having to decide where I wanted to operate in each 
band.  After I got the antenna up on the tower I measured the SWR and it met 
advertised specs.  There is nothing to adjust: just build it according to 
the instructions and it'll play.

     It was actually fun to assemble.  I'd never used a pop river tool 
before so it gave me an excuse to go buy one.  There were no misdrilled 
holes or missing hardware, although the manual (actually, the instruction 
sheet) was wrong on some dimensions.  A call to Bencher had the corrected 
dimensions in my hands in one day.

BOTTOM LINE:  I'd buy another Skyhawk if I had the need to stack a pair of 
'em.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Baughn" <baughn at wowway.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 4:35 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Fw: stacked yagis


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Steve Baughn
> To: contesting at towertalk.com
> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 4:33 PM
> Subject: stacked yagis
>
>
>  I am attempting to come up with a plan for stacked yagis which would 
> cover 20-10 meters including the WARC 12 and 17m.I have about 100-120' of 
> tower available and I am looking for something that would provide above 
> average gain and f/b for DX and am considering either a pair of Bencher 
> Skyhawks or HyGain TH-11's and would be interested in hearing from anyone 
> who has these installed. I tried to get info from Bencher on plots for the 
> Skyhawks but was told they do not have that nor would they share the names 
> of any hams that have them.I am not "stuck" on these two antennas so if 
> anyone has any other ideas I would welcome them.
>
> 
> Tnx es 73,
> 
> Steve, WD8NPL
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