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Hi Gene,
I haven't modeled it but I have used it. My X9 seems to works fairly
good on 17. I haven't tried it on 12 since the band is rarely open when
I'm home. On 17, it appears to have some gain, at least I'm getting
fairly good reports. The front-to-back and front-to-side does seems to
be way down from the other bands though. Maybe it's working more like a
dipole. Also, it does require that the tuner be used. On 17, it's
around 3-1 before tuning. Therefore, I've only run it with 100 watts
since I have no tuner after the amp. Probably not the greatest antenna
for these bands but it does work at least.
73's
Jim
WB6YAW
spelunk.sueno wrote:
> Has anyone modeled the X-7 or X-9 for performance on 17 and 24
> meters? The 4L LP array ought to cover the ranges, but the gain, F/B,
> etc. will likely be somewhat reduced. Or is this product too new for
> TT to have modeled it. Thanks. Gene Smar AD3F
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Hi Gene,
<P>I haven't modeled it but I have used it. My X9 seems to works
fairly good on 17. I haven't tried it on 12 since the band is rarely
open when I'm home. On 17, it appears to have some gain, at least
I'm getting fairly good reports. The front-to-back and front-to-side
does seems to be way down from the other bands though. Maybe it's
working more like a dipole. Also, it does require that the tuner
be used. On 17, it's around 3-1 before tuning. Therefore,
I've only run it with 100 watts since I have no tuner after the amp.
Probably not the greatest antenna for these bands but it does work at least.
<P>73's
<BR>Jim
<BR>WB6YAW
<P>spelunk.sueno wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Has anyone modeled the
X-7 or X-9 for performance on 17 and 24 meters? The 4L LP array ought
to cover the ranges, but the gain, F/B, etc. will likely be somewhat
reduced.
Or is this product too new for TT to have modeled it.
Thanks.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Gene
Smar AD3F</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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