[TowerTalk] Antenna Choices

[jcowens1 at comcast.net]

The best antenna I have ever had is a Telrex 4 el 20M beam. If you can find one, buy it. It got me most of the way to #1HR in 18years. 

Nobody mentions the HyGain TH-11. I bought a tower which I had to take down and it had a TH-11 on it. I also had a 2el 40M (40-2CD) beam and an EF-180 80 M dipole that was a killer on 80, and also on 30M. It is kind of huge at about 85ft long (linear loaded). After getting DXCC on 80, I took it down as it is quite a strain on the rotator, etc. because of its tremendous length. Great antenna through. Grant (KZ1W) owns it now. 

Check the specs on the TH-11, and compare it on the bands it covers to the 3el and 4el Steppir, as well as the DB-18 and DB-36. Only the 4 el Steppir compares on the bands that the TH-11 covers. Great antenna for the money. 

John Owens - N7TK 

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