I also have a converted TA33jr on 6m. Hairpin match and of course no traps.
3 elements.
I did not build this one, but I understand from the guy I got it from over a
decade ago that it was straight
out of the handbook. (I think it was built by a W1 & there is a photo too,
in the antenna handbook)
cu on 6!
Michael, Coreen & Corey Smith
(VE9AA, VE9AAA & Little-VE9 to be)
271 Smith Rd
Waterville, NB
E2V 3V6
Canada
http://members.tripod.com/~ve9aa/index.html
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/2174/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Johnson" <wy0v@avalon.net>
To: <KI9A@aol.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:36 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] ta-33jr - 6 meters?
>
> Hi Chuck,
>
> I converted a TA33RJ to 6 meters a couple of years ago. I removed the
> traps, shortened the elements and added another for 4 elements on a 12 ft.
> boom. It works fairly well, but was a real bear to tune. I used an MFJ
959
> and every time I made a change to one element, I had to adjust all of
them.
> If I had it to do again, I would not use the split driven element. A
design
> such as the hairpin match from the handbook, would probably be more
> manageable. That, or I would sell the TA33JR for 50 bucks and put it
> towards a commercially made antenna. They're really not all that
expensive.
>
> Gary - WY0V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com] On Behalf Of KI9A@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 16:18
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] ta-33jr - 6 meters?
>
>
> Hey gang-
>
> Having never been on 6 before, & working a G3 station last month on my
G5RV,
> I have decided to put a 6 meter yagi up. I have an old TA33jr laying
around,
> looking at the short boom on it, I figured I can convert it to 3 ele 6
meter
> yagi. Has anyone done it? If so, what dimensions did you use? Also how do
> you
> feed it?
>
> 73-Chuck KI9A
>
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