[TowerTalk] 43 foot Vertical claim

[W5JMW]

Thank you Frank,I was getting ready to start cutting down the hightower to 
43 ft....hi hi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Chaggaris" <jimc at pwrone.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 43 foot Vertical claim


> Frank,
>
> It is not an optimized height for 160M regardless of what they say.  The
> marketing departments at DXE, MFJ, Zero Five etc. want you to think so so
> you'll plop down $300+.  This vertical is only a decent performer on
> 40/30/20M (with a decent radial system).  It's a fair performer on 80M and
> way too short on 160M.  On 17M, 15M, 12M and 10M it's a cloud warmer (too
> tall).
>
> 73,
>
> Jim N9WW
>
> James Chaggaris
> President
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of VO1HP
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:46 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] 43 foot Vertical claim
>
> "The DX Engineering THUNDERBOLTT MBVA-1UP is a rugged 43 foot, high
> performance 160-10 meter vertical multi-band ..............this antenna is
> very durable, attractive, and is an optimized height of only 43 feet!"
>
> This above line appears on a page of the DX Eng. web site for a multiband
> 160-10 vertical
>
> http://www.dxengineering.com/Parts.asp?ID=3210&PLID=275&SecID=113&DeptID=22&
> PartNo=DXE%2DMBVA%2D1UP
>
> Can someone tell how 43ft can be claimed as an  optimized height on 160M?
>
> I see ads from MFJ as well for 43 ft vertical.
>
> 73 Frank VO1HP
>
>
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