[TowerTalk] Help needed on new beam

[r young]

Thanks  Mike

I am very footprint conscious in this location but I know it is a great
antenna. The KT34a elements ahve a lot of space between them looking OK..
Maybe Navassa would not look worse

73

gerry

K1NY

On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 4:19 PM Michael Murphy <mike at ki8r.com> wrote:

> The Navassa 5 really isn't that big.  Probably has a smaller footprint
> that a KT34a.  And with full size elements may perform at least as well if
> not better.
>
> Stay away from trap antennas whenever possible.
>
> Mike - KI8R
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 2:58 PM r young <ryoung158 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> My KT34a is acting up and I should probably replace it.
>>
>> My tower is only an MA40  and cannot handle much, plus I want  something
>> that is not too conspicuous.
>>
>> A 2 element Steppir may be good for me but it seems they require more
>> maintenance than I can do.
>>
>> Navassa looks good too but al the elements present an issue. The yagi will
>> be up 40 feet max, so it really will stand out.
>>
>> Do I go back to the old CL33 and add a 12/17 rotary dipole or is that too
>> old school.
>>
>> KT34a worked great but I do not think it would come apart for rebuild
>>
>> tks,
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>>
>> K1NY
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