[TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad news

[John Simmons]

Why put up anything bigger? If it didn't blow down last year, it isn't 
big enough.


-- 
73,
-de John NI0K
https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K


Mark - N5OT wrote on 10/30/2020 6:49 PM:
> You turd :-)
>
> I have a Classic 33 Tribander and I am still trying to figure out why 
> anyone would put up something bigger.  It seems to work everything I 
> call on it, and that makes me satisfied.  Maybe I should go lay in the 
> yard too.
>
> 73 - Mark N5OT
>
>
> On 10/30/2020 5:26 PM, Richard Bell wrote:
>> I’m not trying to be the proverbial turd in the sandbox but I’m 
>> wondering about a thing or two.
>>
>> I took a quick look at the publications on the championradio.com page 
>> and have a question.  It seems the books were published a few years ago.
>>
>> While the design theory has not changed, materials and workmanship 
>> may have. My recent experience with Mosley left me a little concerned 
>> about the performance of the end product, in my case a new RV-7C 
>> vertical.
>>
>> Am I mistaken or did I miss a revision date?
>>
>> Since I may be acting like a turd, I will now go lay in the yard.
>>
>> 73 W5BXE RB
>>
>>> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:30:33 +0000 (UTC)
>>> From: <k7lxc at aol.com>
>>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad news
>>> Message-ID: <1832859067.494932.1604093433882 at mail.yahoo.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>>
>>> Howdy, TowerTalkians -
>>>
>>> ? ? Tnx for your identification of the aforementioned QST cover 
>>> antennas. I was on the right track anyway - hi.?? ? The good news? 
>>> The F12 C31XR is a terrific antenna. The bad news? The Mosley PRO 
>>> series antennas are LOSERS. If you don't believe me, get a copy of 
>>> our exclusive on-the-air yagi antenna test (available from 
>>> championradio.com) and see for yourself. One of the PRO antennas we 
>>> tested had negative gain on one band. Hard to believe the antenna's 
>>> owner hasn't noticed the difference himself since they're installed 
>>> in close proximity for instant comparison. Or maybe he has.??? ? Now 
>>> back to regularly scheduled programming.??Cheers,Steve? ? ?K7LXC
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 10
>>> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 22:03:19 +0000
>>> From: AB2E Darrell <ab2e at hotmail.com>
>>> To: "towertalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>,
>>>     "k7lxc at aol.com"    <k7lxc at aol.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad
>>>     news
>>> Message-ID:
>>> <YQXPR01MB2469FA7F1D5CF6092347B21E9B150 at YQXPR01MB2469.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> 
>>>
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>>>
>>> Steve,
>>> Thanks for sharing the info on the test results book. I hadn't seen 
>>> that and I will pick one up since I have a C31XR (will likely buy a 
>>> 2nd when my tower project moves forward). Along the way I acquired a 
>>> NOS Pro-67 real cheap and I was thinking of putting it up on a 
>>> separate tower and leaving pointed towards SA/Carib. I might still 
>>> do that since I already have it, but will read those results before 
>>> I decide.
>>>
>>> 73 Darrell AB2E
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of 
>>> k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 5:30 PM
>>> To: towertalk at contesting.com <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad news
>>>
>>> Howdy, TowerTalkians -
>>>
>>>     Tnx for your identification of the aforementioned QST cover 
>>> antennas. I was on the right track anyway - hi.     The good news? 
>>> The F12 C31XR is a terrific antenna. The bad news? The Mosley PRO 
>>> series antennas are LOSERS. If you don't believe me, get a copy of 
>>> our exclusive on-the-air yagi antenna test (available from 
>>> championradio.com) and see for yourself. One of the PRO antennas we 
>>> tested had negative gain on one band. Hard to believe the antenna's 
>>> owner hasn't noticed the difference himself since they're installed 
>>> in close proximity for instant comparison. Or maybe he has.      Now 
>>> back to regularly scheduled programming.  Cheers,Steve     K7LXC
>>>
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