[TowerTalk] 30M Beam

[Barrie - Yellowstone Photo]

Steve:

I have received two responses off-list, both from people I had failed to remove
from the address bar.

However, my original message did not appear on the Towertalk reflector.  I
received "mail delivery failed".

I am having trouble with my new computer, which is Windows 8 (designed for
"Small Children at Play".

TNX for the reply,
73, Barrie, W7ALW\


On December 24, 2012 at 2:22 PM steve jobes <w1dxh at aol.com> wrote:

>  Barry I am also interested in 30 and if you get any replies off  list if you
> wouldn't mind sharing with me.
>  Merry Christmas and happy new year.
> 
>  73,
>  Steve W1DXH
> 
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Barrie - Yellowstone Photo <barrie at yellowstonephoto.com>
>  To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>; steve jobes <w1dxh at aol.com>; Dan
> Cisson <n4gnr at windstream.net>
>  Sent: Sun, Dec 23, 2012 9:11 pm
>  Subject: 30M Beam
> 
>  Hello All:
> 
>  After a very frustrating day attempting to work DX on 30M, I've come to the
>  conclusion that I need a better antenna.
> 
>  At the moment, I;m using a 40M quarter-wave sloper through a MB-5A tuner.  It
>  does work, since I've worked 66 countries in the last two months.  However,
> if
>  there is a pile-up, I'm out of luck.
> 
>  After being on EME for over twenty years, and becoming more than a bit bored,
> I
>  asked this forum (just over two years ago) for suggestions for a 10, 15 and
> 20M
>  tri-bander.  I got numerous replies, and settled on the Bencher Skyhawk,
> which
>  I've installed at 52', in place of a 432 EME array.
> 
>  Boy, does it work!  I've worked 196 countries in just under 2 years!  I know
>  that's not "Big Gun" capability, but it suits me.
> 
>  With this post, I'm hoping for advice on a 30M beam.  I've looked at the M2
> 3el
>  30M beam, but I think it's a bit pricey.
> 
>  For reasons I cannot explain, I've become very attracted to 30M, so I'm
>  wondering if there are any other 30M beams on the market that may be a bit
> more
>  affordable?
> 
>  Thank you in advance and 73,
>  Barrie, W7ALW
>