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Re: [TowerTalk] stepir vs c31xr

To: K7LXC@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] stepir vs c31xr
From: N4BAA - Jose Castillo <n4baa@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 21:09:31 +0000
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I love DATA!!!!

Jose - N4BAA

K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 5/11/2007 11:11:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> 
>>  I will put my mosley ta-33 classic againt the 3 el ir or c31  force 12 any 
> day and come up big in many ways,here they are: #1 the mosley 33  classic is 
> 650.00 shipped,my antenna get the same signal reports as the 3 el  steppir 
> every time,and maybe the c31xr has a small margin of gain over both  the IR 
> and 
> mosley just because of it's much larger boom and more elements.now  here you 
> have two antennas which preform equally,the difference is the stepp  ir cost 
> 1700.00 thats 1100.00 more than the mosley,by the way my mosley is  around 30 
> year old in the air.Still working like new.Had to change the coax a  few 
> times 
> and clean the traps which were really clean anyway.so you make the  decision 
> own 
> an antenna that does not require a tuner in line but will  definatley have 
> service issues in 5-10 years(How much is a motor?)or a mosley  you put up and 
> forget its there for 30+ years and save the 1100.00 towards a  new amp or 
> vacation.I rest my case..
> 
> 
>     But not very convincingly.  
>  
>     According to our yagi comparison report, here are  the published 
> REPEATABLE gain results of the C3 and the TA-33:
>  
>                 20M    15M    10M
> C3           3.3        4.3    2.7
> TA-33      1.2        2.3    1.3
>  
>     At least this Mosley had gain, albeit not much;  the other Mosley PRO 
> antennas we tested had NEGATIVE gain on some bands.  
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve      K7LXC
> Champion Radio Products
> Cell: 206-890-4188
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