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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 2316
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 04, 2004 - 7:14 pm: | 
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POST YOUR FAVORITE HAM ANTENNAS BELOW AND MENTION WHAT BAND'S THEY COVER AND THE PERFORMANCE THAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THEM.
Lon
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Tech548
Moderator
Username: Tech548
Post Number: 10
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 10:28 pm: |
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135' Van Gordon "All-Bander" dipole w/4:1 balun
Jeff, kc0gxz. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1217
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 11:47 pm: |
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good one jeff I like my spro dipole it works fine 40-10 meters. |
Nobody077
Junior Member
Username: Nobody077
Post Number: 16
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 12:41 am: |
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100ft long wire at 20ft mark on 40 ft tower with tower on ground side of 4:1 baun (currently on 50mhz with 1.6:1 match no tuner, and most HF when extra class friends come over to use station with tuner)
My personal choice for 2m is M2 beams currently M29SSB
Mobile triband MFJ-1436 (6m 2.15db, 2m 4.5db, 70cm 7.2db) on MFJ Golith Mag mount (also doubling as current base vertical antena)
Steve, KG6SOF |
Bullet
Intermediate Member
Username: Bullet
Post Number: 338
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 5:36 am: |
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ive made two super j poles that seem to work pretty good on 2 meters as singles. my plan is to stack them vertically one over the other. when i get around to it! |
Ae548
Junior Member
Username: Ae548
Post Number: 11
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:03 am: |
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Arrow Antenna dual band j-pole J146/440. $39, first day up I hit a repeater in Fresno from Sacramento. 25' AGL, no bull. Perfect match, quality materials and construction. 4 years later it works as well as the day I put it up. |
Highlander
Advanced Member
Username: Highlander
Post Number: 547
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 8:04 am: |
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I have a UVS-300 dual band 144/440 vertical that I just got up a couple weeks ago. It is really working well for me, for $89 bucks, I am very pleased. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1347
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 9:04 am: |
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THE BEST 2 meter antenna i even had was a quad stacked 17 elm ( 68 elm ) array. The BEST 6 meter was a hygain 6 elm long john and omidirectional (horizonal) was stacked squailos.
Other antennas that work J-Poles, Ringo-Rangers Dimond coliners, the NEW cushcraft beams, KU4AB's SQ antennas and MFJ's ( yuck quilty ). MURS a ringo ranger works fine not bad on FRS/GMRS either ....... DIMOND clone sold on e-bay is a good antenna too .....
WORST antenna discone a 20-800 mhz one on 10- 3/4 meters it STUNK on all bands. OLD cushcraft ( before 1980 ) beams ...... AVOID THEM.
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2ir473
Junior Member
Username: 2ir473
Post Number: 48
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 8:07 pm: |
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I have good luck with the following (modest) setup...
Diamond dual band X-50
M2 2m SSB Loop
Par OA-50 6m Loop
Arrow GP-52 6m ground plane |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1348
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 12:03 pm: |
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Measured ant gains intresting
http://www.csvhfs.org/ant/CSANT01.HTML |
Ca346
Advanced Member
Username: Ca346
Post Number: 875
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 3:30 pm: |
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GAP Challenger VIII (actually 9 band counting 11M) Covers 2M, 6M, 10M, 11M, 12M, 15M, 20M, 40M, and 80M. 32 feet high, and sits on the ground. Has 3 counterpoises 25 ft long on the ground. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1350
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 11:43 pm: |
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346
i had the MFJ ver of that gap .... not bad but VERY narrow |
Ca346
Advanced Member
Username: Ca346
Post Number: 876
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 8:45 am: |
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Yes, and also VERY quiet. Noise level is way down. |
Karatebutcher
Senior Member
Username: Karatebutcher
Post Number: 1586
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 7:53 am: |
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Gap Challenger now there is an idea, ground mounted, sounds neat. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 2960
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 11:46 pm: |
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KB,
Yep a Very Good Antenna, and it will look nice at your  Home with your coax running into your Radio Room. 
Covers: 2m /6m /10m /12m /15m / 20m /40m / and 80m.
And only 31' 5" Tall and only Weighs 21lbs.
Weighs less than your Little Yellow Duck.
You will be set to ~ 
Lon 
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Karatebutcher
Senior Member
Username: Karatebutcher
Post Number: 1592
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 11:59 pm: |
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Thanks Lon I will Echo you tomorrow if Shirley is feeling up to it. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 2962
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 12:01 am: |
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Sounds good we have it on for three days now but you are always palying with that darn LITTLE YELLOW DUCK.
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Karatebutcher
Senior Member
Username: Karatebutcher
Post Number: 1595
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 8:36 am: |
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Do not knock my little Yello duck, to bad yours can"t hold up well in deep water. ha ha |
Pig040
Intermediate Member
Username: Pig040
Post Number: 497
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 10:06 am: |
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That antenna is ground mounted, and 32 ft? Do you have to guy it somehow? What kind of wind is it rated for? Thanks
Rich |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 2967
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 12:48 pm: |
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Pig040,
CHALLENGER DX
8 Band Multiband DX Antenna
SPECIFICATIONS
Bands
80m 40m 20m 15m 12m 10m 6m 2m
Bandwidth -- Under 2:1
Entire band on 40m 20m 15m 12m 10m 6m 2m
80m over 130 KHz; 10m over 1MHz
Height -- 31.5 ft.
Weight -- 18 lbs.
Radiation Efficiency : Exceed conventional verticals by up to 600%
Mount : Ground or elevated. A ground mount is supplied.
Counterpoise : 3 at 25 ft.
Ground Area Required : Fits in 10 ft. by 12 ft. area.
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THE CHALLENGER DX
The Challenger antenna is the first production multiband antenna to utilize GAP technology. Thousands of Challengers are now in use throughout the world. From the jungle of New Guinea to the bitter cold of Finland to the brutal sands of Desert Storm, Challenger with its elevated feed links its user with rest of the world. Challenger is the first and only antenna capable of operating on eight separate bands from 3.5 MHz to 144 MHz. Its operating bands are 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, and 2m. Over 130 KHz of bandwidth is provided on 80m. On 2m Challenger is a great base station antenna.
CQ tested the Challenger and established that on 2m, for example, its gain was approximately 6 to 8dB. On 40m compared to a mono band vertical, they found Challenger an S unit stronger. This is typical of the many reports received from amateurs around the world. Challenger is designed to be mounted directly in the ground or elevated. A ground mount is provided with each antenna. With the ground mount in place, the Challenger simply drops in. If necessary, because of space limitations, but not to improve performance, Challenger may be roof mounted since it does not require earth loss to obtain a 50 ohm match. Challenger requires a counter poise of three 25ft. insulated wires. They may be buried or just scattered on the ground. Symmetrical deployment is no critical. Adding additional wire will not significantly improve performance. All of these are covered in a 16-page assembly manual provided with each antenna.
You & KB can check out the Owners Manual at the Link below.
http://www.gapantenna.com/challenger.html
Hope this helps.
Lon
Tech808
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Karatebutcher
Senior Member
Username: Karatebutcher
Post Number: 1596
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 6:55 pm: |
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THANK YOU LON THAT WAS A GREAT POST, I HAVE READ IT A FEW TIMES ALREADY, REALLY GOOD READING, i WILL GET THIS ONE.
ALSO WHAT ARE THE THREE WIRES THAT HAVE TO BE ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ANTENNA, AND WHERE DO YOU GET THEM?? THANKS |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 2970
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 7:15 pm: |
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KB,
You are Welcome.
Click on the Link above:
At the Bottom of the page you will see:
Click Here to Download the Challenger Instruction Manual in PDF Format
Its Small print but it covers everything for you.
Lon
Tech808
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Karatebutcher
Senior Member
Username: Karatebutcher
Post Number: 1597
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 9:20 pm: |
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I tried it Lon nothing there |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 2971
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 12:02 am: |
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KB,
Read:
Chapter 1
1.4 Guying
Tells you all about it.
Lon
Tech808 |
Pig040
Intermediate Member
Username: Pig040
Post Number: 499
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 10:08 am: |
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Thanks for the Info Lon, I know a guy that has one for sal (100.00) but was curious if it could withstand the winds down here.
Rich |
Barracuda
Intermediate Member
Username: Barracuda
Post Number: 264
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 4:57 pm: |
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Pig040,
I am curious as to how your HV7A is working out. If you remember I bought one last Feb. I finally had the chance to get it on the mobile. I'm looking forward to using it, the mag mount I've been using (5/8 2m & 1/4 on 6) is getting pretty tired and it does not have 70cm either.
Anyway, just curious
73,
Barracuda |
Kilowatt
New member
Username: Kilowatt
Post Number: 7
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 9:11 am: |
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I prefer a 75 meter full wave horizontal loop at 40 feet. I get good NVIS coverage on 75 and 40 meters, and good DX on the higher frequencies.
I feed the antena with ladder line and tune it with a Johnson balanced line tuner for low losses.
It's a cheap antenna, works well, and I throw a 40 over signal on 75 and 40 meters for a radius of 250 miles! That's only running 100 watts PEP, by the way....
Of course if stinks for local 11 meter work. On DX it is great, though! |
Honkytonkman593
Intermediate Member
Username: Honkytonkman593
Post Number: 153
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 8:01 pm: |
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ebays copys of m2 loops are working great for me for my 2/432/6 meter omnis and i built a 2 element 6 meter quad and a 3 element 2 meter quad and i love these ( might be because i built them but oh well)
and the tried and true g5rv. |
Kilowatt
Junior Member
Username: Kilowatt
Post Number: 32
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 8:32 pm: |
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I've got one of the "ebay copies" of the m2 loop for 2 meters. I think some guy in Germantown, TN made it. It does a great job!
Honkytonkman, are there many people in your area on 432? I don't hear that many around here.. (Actually, I've never heard anyone on 432 but my wife ;-( |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1633
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 10:46 pm: |
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1633
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 10:48 pm: |
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yep got them too this is from his catalog but your right not a bad antenna. |
Kirk
Intermediate Member
Username: Kirk
Post Number: 255
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 10:51 pm: |
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I luv my Gap Titan! Guyed of course--- |
Kilowatt
Member
Username: Kilowatt
Post Number: 88
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2004 - 8:33 am: |
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Man, I'm gonna have to get around to trying one of those Gap Titans one day!
How does it work on 75 and 40 meters, Kirk? |
Bob_p
Advanced Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 665
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 4:44 am: |
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Has anyone tried a Force 12 Sigma-GT5
http://force12inc.com/sigmasv5gt5info-002.htm
It only covers 10 through 20 meters, but it's small and doesn't require radials or a counterpoise. |
