[TowerTalk] JK301 30M Dipole

[Mpridesti]

As a tower and antenna installer, I agree with Jon. Assembly is straight forward, manual although generally good, a few typos are scattered around, but everything is fine. 

Very rugged construction and no in the field mods required (like some).  And more importantly, Ken’s antennas work very well. Love the shorted 40 m Yagi design!

Regards,

Mark, K1RX
603-231-8965

> On Nov 8, 2019, at 12:21 PM, Jon Zaimes via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
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> I've built and installed numerous JK models, including the 3040SR, and found them all to be of sturdy construction  and the manuals easy to follow. Support from Ken was tremendous.
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> 73/Jon
> 
> Jon P. Zaimes, AA1K
> Tower climber for hire
> http://www.aa1k.us/
> Cell: 302-632-2353
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> Reviews of AA1K tower work on eham website: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/12922
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> Hug your favorite tower every day, and always stay connected to it.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Richard Thorne
> Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 4:15 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] JK301 30M Dipole
> 
> Elliot,
> 
> 
> I have several JK Antennas including a 3040SR which has 4 elements on 40m and 3 elements on 30m.  All 7 elements are coil loaded.
> 
> These are robust antennas and the hardware is excellent.  We have very windy conditions here in Amarillo and the antennas are holding up nicely.
> 
> I'm sure my yagi is using the same hardware and tubing that is used in the dipoles.
> 
> Don't hesitate ordering from JK.  The service is excellent and the antenna will be excellent.
> 
> Rich - N5ZC
> 
> 
>> On 11/7/2019 2:50 PM, Elliott Lawrence via TowerTalk wrote:
>> I have a12 year old Force12 30M linearly loaded dipole.  It works fine when the local sea air doesn’t cause the loading wire connections to corrode making the antenna unusable.  I’m tried of needing to repair the antenna every few years!
>> 
>> I’m considering a JK301 that uses loading coils and should be much more reliable.  If someone has any experience with this antenna,  I would appreciate any comments.  The JK Antenna website doesn’t show any access to the assembly manual that I would like to see before any purchase.  I have made a request for the manual from JK Antenna but so far no response.
>> 
>> Thanks es 73,
>> Elliott WA6TLA
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