[TowerTalk] If you had a choice

[Dan Bookwalter]

As a PRO57B owner I do not want to get into the discussion about the antennas performance as I have seen the pro/con arguments over the years. As Ward says they stand up to the elements very well and I have no complaints about the performance. I bought it back in the late 90's at the recommendation over a very well respected DX'er/Contester whose scores etc... stand as evidence that it is an effective antenna.

"The Mosleys would probably also benefit from decoupling the feedline shield with common-mode chokes (ferrite or coiled-coax) although the manual I saw during the test said not to use a balun for some reason - that may have changed."


The Manual I have suggests using a 5 turn 6" diameter coaxial choke , so that may have changed after the reviews were completed , I do not know when the reviews were performed.

Dan N8DCJ



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 From: Ward Silver <hwardsil at gmail.com>
To: Towertalk Reflector <towertalk at contesting.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] If you had a choice
 
A cautious word of defense on Mosley...the PRO series was definitely not the top performing tribander in the tests (www.championradio.com) but they are built like tanks (that also means they are very heavy antennas) and do stand up to the elements, particularly ice loading.  The Mosleys would probably also benefit from decoupling the feedline shield with common-mode chokes (ferrite or coiled-coax) although the manual I saw during the test said not to use a balun for some reason - that may have changed.

I agree with whoever said to avoid quads in Alaska - unless you like rebuilding antennas :-)

Check with other KL7s in your area as to what they have put up that makes it through the storms and gives adequate performance on the air.  In extreme weather environments, there are more requirements than just gain to worry about.

73, Ward N0AX
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