[TowerTalk] 2 el 40m beams

[David Gilbert]

I think that comment is an anachronism.  The Telrex was a beefy antenna, 
but with full size elements I don't see how it could be as mechanically 
robust as a modern day coil-loaded shorty-40.  Just too much weight and 
leverage up there for the Telrex, and a properly designed shorty-40 will 
not suffer very much in performance relative to a full size antenna.

Dave   AB7E



On 5/24/2012 1:46 PM, n8de at thepoint.net wrote:
> Put up a Telrex if you want the strongest mechanically.
>
> Don
> N8DE
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> Quoting lkeller73 at roadrunner.com:
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>> Hello out there.
>>
>> I'm at a loss as to what to replace a snow-damaged 2 el 40m beam with.
>>
>> Everything I've found on-line doesn't really call out how strong the
>>   antenna is.
>>
>> Ideally, since most "gain" figures would be nebulous anyway, I want
>> the STRONGEST beam
>> out there since it's going on Bertha at 100 feet.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Lonnie
>> WA2AOG/W2RR
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