[TowerTalk] 10 throu 20 beam traps or no traps

[Matthew King - KK4CPS]

Actually, I was mistaken - it is a Mosely Classic 36.  I went out and
spread everything out, measured, and verified in the manual this time.

Something tells me that the answer is the same... :-)

I've currently got a well installed 6BTV and a 20m EDZ, and those two
antennas have me at 115 countries in about 18 months, and primarily
digital.  In other words, they've done a good job for me!  I'm just looking
to achieve that watershed wow factor that I've heard of in going from wire
to a beam.  That said, I don't want to throw good money after bad!

Thanks y'all,

Matt
KK4CPS


On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 3:33 PM, <K7LXC at aol.com> wrote:

>  >  Here's a question for Steve and the crowd.  I was given a Mosley Pro
> 67,
> but none of the hardware is there.  No u-bolts, no spacer blocks, nothing.
> Mosley advises that it's going to be about 300 dollars for all of the
> hardware.  Given its lackluster performance in the tests, is worth paying
> for the hardware to just get up a beam of some sort, or should that 300
> dollars be put towards something else?
>
>         SOMETHING ELSE!
>
> >  What might that something else be if that's roughly all my budget
> allows?
>
>         Seeing as how you can't get much of a new antenna for 300 bucks,
> ask around locally or put a "want" on the ham classifieds for a used
> antenna; e.g. eham, qth.com, etc. A little diligence and good timing
> should get you a decent antenna. In the meantime, wire antennas work! Go
> with what you've got and get on the air.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
>