[TowerTalk] New Yagi for an old guy. ?

[Stan Stockton]

I would buy or build the equivalent of a JK Mid-Tri.  3L20,4L15, 5L10 on 24 foot boom.

Stan, K5GO

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> On Mar 30, 2026, at 5:35 PM, Loyd richey <richeylh at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> I used the Sky Hawk on one of my UST HDX 589 towers during Covid.
> It performed well for what it was.
> 
> Nice antenna.  Easy to tame with a rotor and hey worked a lot of DX from my Mountain location.
> 
> Good luck.  By the way assembly is simple to me , that is.
> I Like DX Engineering stuff. I have some of the larger JK yagis but very heavy.
> 
> For the money SKy Hawk or smaller JK should work for you. My 45 cents worth of opinion and experience  Hihihi
> There are a lot of fantastic hams that have experience with these type antennas and many would help you with their experience or opinion. Just keep asking. Hiii
> 
> 73
> 
> De
> Loyd
> WB4BMQ
> 
> Sweet Home Alabama.
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Mar 30, 2026, at 5:14 PM, Tim Duffy <k3lr at k3lr.com> wrote:
>> 
>> The DX Engineering Skyhawk is in stock.
>> 
>> There is currently one left in stock - check this link:
>> 
>> https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-3x10
>> 
>> 73
>> Tim K3LR @ DX Engineering
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV via TowerTalk
>> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2026 6:11 PM
>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] New Yagi for an old guy. ?
>> 
>> 
>> A quick look at DXEngineering indicates the SKyhawk is not
>> available.  An alternative is the JKAntennas <JKAntennas.com>
>> Mid-Tri.
>> 
>> The Mid-Tri is a similarly sized (24 foot boom) with three
>> active elements on 20 meters (6.4 dBi), 4 on 15 (9 dBi) and
>> 5 on 10 (~9.6 dBi).  There is also an option for 2 elements
>> on 40 meters.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>>   ... Joe, W4TV
>> 
>> 
>>>> On 2026-03-30 5:41 PM, Gene Smar via TowerTalk wrote:
>>> I've had a Skyhawk (original open sleeve feed design by Bencher) on my tower since 2001. I work everything I hear with it. I frequently get unsolicited "nice signal" comments while running 100W.
>>> And it's 4 elements on 10M, 3 on 20 and 15. It was a lot of fun to assemble, too. A few tips: use NoAlOx sparingly on aluminum joints; use one Scotch-Brite pad to clean the inside and outside of joints and a second to apply the thin NoAlOx; and insert the 2 or 3 pop rivets into each joint before you fasten any of them with the tool.
>>> I also use the Skyhawk as top loading to shunt feed my tower on 160M. I shorted all the parasitic elements to the boom with aluminum straps that I fastened to the boom with hose clamps and to the elements with a #10 SS screw through the element and its insulating sleeve.
>>> 73 de Gene Smar AD3F
>>> Sent from my Radio Shack TRS-80 model 100 laptop
>>> 
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