[TowerTalk] Skyhawks on TIC Rings?

[Gene Smar]

TT:

     I agree with Ted regarding the Skyhawk's performance.  Plus with a Skyhawk, you can short the parasitic elements to the boom with aluminum straps and use these elements for capacitive loading for shunt-feeding the tower.  See my tower photo at http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/ersmar/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxMzI5NDU3Mg==/?ref=1 .  


73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ted K2QMF
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 2:49 PM
To: aa3b.bud at gmail.com
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com; k7lxc at aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Skyhawks on TIC Rings?

Hi Bud,

Just wanted to mention that I have SkyHawk!

I works Great!!  Outstanding F/B on all 3 bands...

You will not go wrong..

161,
Ted  K2QMF

On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 13:06:23 -0500 "Bud Trench" <aa3b.bud at gmail.com>
writes:
> Steve,
> 
>  
> 
> I agree that the KT36XA s are excellent performers on 20M and 10M. 
>  My experience has been that they are marginal to poor on 15M.  
> However, the reason for the change is that the KT36XA s are a 
> maintenance challenge.  The problem is that the evaporation paths for 
> the tubular capacitors become blocked by insect building nests 
> resulting in water build up in the tubular capacitors.  I ve had to 
> repeatedly drop the antennas and clean out the evaporation paths.
>  It is amazing how much mud, muck and water I get out of the traps 
> when I clean them.  Other KT36XA users have also experienced this 
> problem.  There have multiple attempts by these users to fix the issue 
> but none have been successful.
> 
>  
> 
> 73,
> 
>  
> 
> Bud AA3B
> 
>  
> 
> From: k7lxc at aol.com <k7lxc at aol.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 12:55 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com; aa3b.bud at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Skyhawks on TIC Rings?
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> >  I currently have a 3 stack of KT36XA's on a Rohn 55G tower.  They
> are
> 
> mounted on TIC Rings - Model 1122E.  I am considering replacing the 
> KT36XA's
> 
> with Skyhawks.
> 
>  
> 
>     Okay, I'll bite. What is the compelling reason for the change? 
> There's no improvement gain-wise so is it a mechanical reason? The 
> XA's are xlnt performers. Just curious.
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Steve     K7LXC
> 
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