Hi Wayne,
I went for the KLM 40M4 and I'm glad I did. It replaced my Cushcraft 402CD,
and it is a better-abled performer.
I've never had a problem mechanically. Of course, I went to some extra
trouble in that effort, by drilling and riveting all sections together, and
by adding a short stay across the middle of the boom to hold the philystran
side trusses. This keeps the whole thing from wiggling around and falling
apart in the wind.
I get tremendous signal reports, too, with low swr everywhere except the top
30khz or so. Others I know who have this or the 3-el job say the same thing.
Unfortunately, I may soon have to replace it with something smaller, based
on the feelings gathered at the variance hearing I had to endure last week.
But that's another story entirely.
Good luck in your quest. Hope this has helped.
73 de Jeff K2KV
k2kv@reallybig.com
-----Original Message-----
>I have a new tower installation a 110 ft Rohn 45-G with a Hygain TH-11Dx
>on top and room for a 40 meter beam.
>
>I am considering and wondering whether the extra expense for one of the
>4 element or 3 element loaded beams such as the M2 4 element or other
>similar 4 element beams are worth the cost difference over say the
>Cushcraft 402-CD?????
>
>Any experiences positive or negative would be appreciated. Any
>experiences concerning mechanical reliability etc of the M2 or KLM would
>be appreciated.
>
>73 de Wayne, NX7K
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