[TowerTalk] Antenna Recommendation

[David Jordan]

It would be helpful if the questioner provided more insight into what the 
operator was trying to achieve with the quad band antenna.  Does he rag chew 
or is he only interested in DX or is he 'just' a contester.

Knowing the environment of the installation would also be helpful... is the 
antenna going on a roof-mounted tri-pod 25ft AGL on a mountain top in New 
Mexico or will the antenna be at 200ft AGL on the shores of S.C.?

I have a little Hy-Gain Explorer 14 w/40m add-on for the driven element. 
Works fine on 40m less maint. than the full-sized 3element 40m yagi.

73,
dave
wa3gin


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Blake" <dhblake at yahoo.com>
To: "Larry Loen" <lwloen at gmail.com>; <k6ye at q.com>
Cc: "Towertalk Reflector" <towertalk at contesting.com>; "Roger D Johnson" 
<n1rj at roadrunner.com>; <K8MFO at arrl.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna Recommendation


There are some who will disagree but my vote goes strongly for the Mosley. I 
had a
Mosley PRO67B up in severe storm and ice prone central Ohio for 15 years. 
During
that time I managed DXCC Honor Roll #1, Honor Roll SSB and CW. WAZ on all 6
bands it was designed to work and over 300 countries on all six bands as 
well. I move
in 2010 and the PRO67B was taken apart and examined, all hardware looked 
like new,
no corrosion as some have claimed and all coils were in perfect shape.

There are no pop rivets to loosen and end up with problems eventually. No 
moving
parts or servos to worry about, just stainless steel hardware and reinforced 
boom and
element design.

My only complaint with Mosley is that their products are available only from 
them
directly and at one time at least it took a couple of month after ordering 
before they
are shipped. They will tell you this up front.

73
Dave -N4DB-