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Hilljack_357
New member
Username: Hilljack_357
Post Number: 4
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 9:45 am: | 
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Has anyone ever use 1 of these beam antennas , they have been around for a long time but not too much information or reviews can be found. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4090
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 10:53 am: |
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One of the local 10 meter hams here used one back 10 years ago it worked just fine.
He got rid of his because he wanted a multiband beam ( 20, 15 and 10 ) not because it was not a good antenna....... DUMMY HERE COULD HAVE BOUGHT IT ......... but didn't. |
Thehobo
Intermediate Member
Username: Thehobo
Post Number: 102
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 12:10 pm: |
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they have a web site!! forget, buy ive seen the new ones, and there not quite like the older models?? had a 3 and 5 eleament older type!! someone wanted them so bad they paid me what i asked?? huummm..lol.
thehobo
269150 am
monitor ch |
Hilljack_357
New member
Username: Hilljack_357
Post Number: 5
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 9:28 pm: |
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Thanks for the info guys, I was just curious if they were any good or just all hype. I guess like everything else gotta try it and then decided. LOL 73's from Hilljack |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4092
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 7:35 am: |
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hilljack ......
Mr. Yagi and Mr. Uda in the 1920's figured all this out ......
Gain 2 elm = 3 dbd, 3elm = 6 dbd to get 9 dbd you have to double the number of elements correctly spaced down the boom.
SO ...........
No mater who makes the antenna if it is made right gain is determined by thoes 2 factors
NOT BY WHO MAKES IT .......
also there is no such thing as AUDIO GAIN and no 4 elm beam has 18 db gain or f/b of 40 db or f/s of 70 db ...... just an't going to happen ......
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Road_warrior
Senior Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 1969
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 9:57 am: |
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NOT BY WHO MAKES IT .......
also there is no such thing as AUDIO GAIN and no 4 elm beam has 18 db gain or f/b of 40 db or f/s of 70 db ...... just an't going to happen ......
What company would ever claim such a thing
Bruce? LOL
Bruce is 100% correct in his above statements!
I like to also look at quality of how a beam
or any antenna is put together. |
