[TowerTalk] 40 meter dipole

[gwj at me.com]

JK401, definitely. It’s a proper 100 MPH design with no stays needed, USA materials, USA support and a very nice manual.  I have to be pretty desperate to buy an antenna from anyone else these days.

I have an Optibeam OB1-4030 and it’s built like a wet noodle. An estimate using YagiStress showed that it was, at best a 60 MPH design. I completely replaced all the parts in the center 6 ft to beef it up to almost the JK standard for my hilltop location. Only bought it because we also needed 30m. 

Gary NA6O

> 
> is it better to build our buy a 40 meter rotatable dipole? any good kits? what is the best facotory made 
> Steve Flory W9KOP
> sflory at mindspring.com <mailto:sflory at mindspring.com>