[TowerTalk] N6BT, Force12inc and JK Antennas

[john at kk9a.com]

Cycle-24's TX38 looks like it would also be a great expedition antenna
however the original poster was looking for a five band beam. The C3 and
the TX38 are not.

John KK9A


To:	<towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] N6BT, Force12inc and JK Antennas
From:	"Ed Sawyer" <sawyered at earthlink.net>
Reply-to:	sawyered at earthlink.net
Date:	Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:18:07 -0500

The C3 is the best short boom tribander out there in my opinion.  I have
used them around the world.  They are a clean pattern, smooth SWR across the
full band performer.  At the end of the day, the gain available is a
function of boom length primarily.  On 15 and 20, you are going to help
yourself by stuffing another element on a short boom.  On 10M, the argument
could be made that another element would add value to this antenna, but the
antenna works as a nice package.  On 12 and 17 - its just a rotary dipole
essentially - so if that's someone's interest, this isn't the antenna for
you.



Nice advantage for DXpeditions, you can break this baby down into a golf
case.  And there are no finicky little motors and control lines to worry
about.



73



Ed  N1UR