In a message dated 3/30/2010 9:30:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> Has anyone compared these two antennas Hygain TH-7DXX vs. TH-6DX in real
life? I don't see much difference in the manuals except one is supposed to
be more broadbanded and is much more complex for feed and heavier.
> They both have four active elements on 10 and 3 active elements on
15&20.
> I have an option of putting up one or the other to replace my Hornet
tribander. According to manuals looks like either one has about the same
gain and front to back comparing the two of them so putting up the 6
element
would put less stress on the tower.
> But either one would increase forward gain 5 db and abt 7 db more front
to
back compared to the Hornet.
No kidding. Yes, with the same boomlength you're going to have basically
the same gain. What you pick up is increased bandwidth with the TH7. Either
one of them would be an improvement over the Hornet.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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