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Biskybabyusa
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Username: Biskybabyusa

Post Number: 98
Registered: 11-2006


Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 12:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have recent;y been thinking about getting a small beam. Was thinking about a PDL 2 or a 3 element. Room for it is a consideration. What do you think ?
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Tech565
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Post Number: 366
Registered: 7-2008


Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 1:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If you want a small beam and want to do both Horizontal and Vertical, then the PDL2 is your beam. If you want to run one for DX, then you can get a 3 ele and set it horizontal. It is bigger than the pdl2 but it is a nice beam. I have both an unfortunately, they are both on the ground right now :-( As soon as I heal, I am goin to put up teh 3's as I personally like those a little better and they are going to be used for DX only :-)
Tech565
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Tech237
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Post Number: 1328
Registered: 4-2004


Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 9:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Course you can always build your own - it's not hard. PM if you want more details..
Tech237
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Dale
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Post Number: 1575
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 9:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i agree with tech 565. locals here use to
run beams on verticle but found it much easier
and less wear and tear and rotar, and just use
a groundplane as a verticle.and use a straight
3 elem. on the flat side for dx.
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
cef426
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Radioreddz
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Username: Radioreddz

Post Number: 94
Registered: 9-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 7:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

another good beam to try is the Maco Y quad. i've used one and talked all over the world with it. you get the benifits of dual polarization light weight to use a small medium duty rotor and you can mount it on a push up pole or a small tri pod on the roof. i ran PDL II's in the past as well performace between the two is compairable. i tried out the Y-quad beacuse the PDL's are no longer made. on ebay you can find them but folks are over pricing them by a lot. now they are selling for $300.00 & more on ebay i used to pay $100.00 for them from crazy harveys cb shop in tamonium maryland in the good ole late 70's early 80's. the Y quads work just fine. plus with the dual polarity you can go vertical & talk to all the guys in DX land running omnis & mobiles then go horizontal to hit all the big base stations and take out the hash.
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Press_man
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Post Number: 138
Registered: 5-2008
Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 7:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If you havn't made a choice as of yet. Take a look at these.

http://www.signalengineering.com/
Wally/Pressman/KC4ZWM

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