[TowerTalk] N6BT, Force12inc and JK Antennas

[Kelly Taylor]

The TX-38 was sold to DX Engineering and was subsequently discontinued. It
was expensive for only having three bands (it was almost Bencher Skyhawk
money), but it did look like a fabulous design, particularly with four
elements on 10.

The people who were lucky enough to get one rave about it, but it appears
there's not enough demand for pure tribanders any more. People want five
bands. 

73, kelly
ve4xt


On 11/21/14 9:16 AM, "john at kk9a.com" <john at kk9a.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
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