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Allagator
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Post Number: 795
Registered: 9-2002


Posted on Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 12:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

HE HE I THINK BRUCE GOT INTO A STINKER !!!!!! LOL
but i do a have a stink to pull out of the air !!! (dont sniff) what 4 to 6 element beam would be best ? ive got a dipole rite now and ive got 3 guys working on a J-pole antenna ! they want to make theres out of wire i wanta make mine from copper pipe !!! but i still want a beem to hit tampa !!!!

KC9OKX
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Bruce
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Registered: 9-2003


Posted on Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 4:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Gator

You can work me anytime you know that .....

Now just bow down to that DX GOD and tell him you want a path to TAMPA BAY ...

Merry Christmas and i hope you got all the toys you wanted .....

My Toy has 4 feet on very short legs .....
On 6 since 66
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Tech237
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Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 11:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Allagator,
If you're looking at making one let me know and I can email you some plans
Simon
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Bruce
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Post Number: 4942
Registered: 9-2003


Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 11:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

M2 makes good antennas but don't sell cushcraft or Hygain short.

Remember gain is because of boom length and number of elements .... not some magic ....
On 6 since 66
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Sonny
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Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 7:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Gain like the Wilson super lazer 500 :-)
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Bruce
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Post Number: 4946
Registered: 9-2003


Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 11:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

On 2 meters I run a 9 elm M2 and its on a 2 wave length boom it's good for about 14 dbi gain and f/b of about 22 db

On 6 I use a 4 elm hygain on a 3/4 wave boom good for about 10 dbi gain and f/b of about 20db

I have run everything from a 3 elm cushcraft to quad stacked 17 elm KLM's and Yagi's rules of gain always apply. If you have any doubts go to companys like cushcraft or Hygain or M2 and check out what they say ... Gain is regardless of what frequency your on....

EXAMPLE ......

http://www.cushcraft.com/comm/support/pdf/BOOMER%20124WB%2013B2.pdf

No matter who makes it or what they say ..... Yagi had it right.
On 6 since 66

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