[TowerTalk] Smaller tribander

[Frosty]

Well if that is the case why were signals so poor from some of the last 
DXpeditions?
Yes the location more rarer the better the signal report.



Charles F. Frost
Frosty K5LBU
frosty1 at pdq.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rex Lint" <rex at lint.mv.com>
To: "'Frosty'" <frosty1 at pdq.net>; <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 12:12 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Smaller tribander


I think you'll find that ANY antenna works better in Botswana than in the
US, qso-wise...

      -Rex-

       K1HI
Rex Lint
  Merrimack, NH
       WWW.QRZ.COM/db/k1hi



-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Frosty
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:04 AM
To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Smaller tribander

I would vote for the Tennadyne T6 also. The SWR on the last T6 I used in
Botswana was 1.3:1 across all bands. One coax for 20 through 10 meters. It
will also work on 6 meters.
No ATU required. The boom is 12 feet and the longest element is 38 feet.


Charles F. Frost
Frosty K5LBU
frosty1 at pdq.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Fuller" <w2lu at rochester.rr.com>
To: "Peter Dougherty" <w2irt at verizon.net>; "'K0DAN'" <k0dan at comcast.net>;
<TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Smaller tribander


> And don't forget, you don't have to worry about  "tunning" an LP. If you
> can
> live with 2:1 SWR and the turning radius, considering the price and
> mechanical and electrical spec's,  and the fact that it covers all 5 bands
> 10-20, it would be really hard to beat the T-6, at $500 even if you had to
> buy a tuner. Put it up as high as possible and then use 40 and 80 meter
> inverted V's at the top for guys and you should have a pretty good system.
> Good Luck,    Gene / W2LU
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Dougherty" <w2irt at verizon.net>
> To: "'K0DAN'" <k0dan at comcast.net>; <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 8:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Smaller tribander
>
>
>> Another option I can recommend is a TGM mini-beam. I use one of these at
>> only 25' AGL every year for CQWW-CW in Toronto and I'm very pleased with
>> its
>> performance. Small, lightweight and with a tiny footprint, able to be
>> easily
>> turned with a TV-antenna grade rotor it has decent gain specs although
>> it's
>> obviously not a fantastic performer F/B and F/S. Compared to the W9INN
>> multiband wire vee system it replaced it's orders of magnitude better.
>>
>> http://www.tgmcom.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------
>>
>> - pjd
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K0DAN
>> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 7:46 PM
>> To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Smaller tribander
>>
>> And alternatively Tennadyne T6 log periodic: $500, 20-10 meters inclusive
>> (including WARC, and some users have had good results on 6M), 12' boom,
>> weighs 37 pounds. 5+ dbd gain, 6+ sq. ft. wind load. One feedline. Tough
>> to
>> beat.
>>
>>
>>
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