I'm wondering if there have been any attempts at more than 4 element SteppIR's? I'm happy with my 4L but it would be nice to have some more smoke. What might be interesting are some longer boom more
I'm happy with my 4L but it would be nice to have some more smoke. What might be interesting are some longer boom more limited band combinations, with higher performance e.g. 6 L on 15/12/10 or 5 L
What about Ultrabeam UB-1040DX? < http://www.ultrabeam.it/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=72&lang=en I know, not cheap or American, but still an alternative. Per LA9XKA __
It seems like very few antennas are affordable to the average ham. It seems like they need some competition. With prices in the multiple thousands of dollars for a few aluminum tubes somebody could m
It seems like they need some competition. With prices in the multiple thousands of dollars for a few aluminum tubes somebody could make lot of money by being less expensive... When we buy a product,
If the prices were that out of line relative to the costs of designing/building/marketing ham antennas, I suspect that we'd have more companies in the business and fewer consolidations. I don't think
If you purchase quality aluminum tubing and all of the hardware from places like McMaster-Carr, DX Engineering, etc you will quickly realize why antennas cost what they do. Add in the hours that you
You could be right. Until somebody tries it this will all be guesswork regardless of one's position. For me personally you will not be catching me buying any multi thousand dollar antennas because it
I bought a Gotham V-80 vertical when I first became a ham in 1962. The advertised specs never mentioned the need for radials, etc. I did better "out-of-band" on 40M than "in-band" on the 80M novice b
The hex beams are very, very popular. You can buy a commercial one for around 450 or $500. And you can also make a homebrew one for even less. Best regards - Brian Carling AF4K ______________________
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 21:17:20 -0400
That market already has a source. You can find reasonably priced $1500-$2000 antennas, used and in good shape for about a quarter the price of new ones. F12s for instance, if taken apart carefully an
On an even more-basic marketing level... The price of any product, particularly non-essential products such as hobby items, is a careful balance between earning enough money to make the product worth
Want to reduce the cost of an antenna? No problem. Pull out the ARRL Antenna Book, pick a design, order the hardware, and build it. Or get some version of NEC and design it yourself. While you're at