The original full size three element Telrex 40 lasted only two winters at this
location....this early M2/Force 12 2 ele lasted almost 15 before succumbing....
Thanks, all.
Lonnie WA2AOG/W2RR
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---- Tim Duffy K3LR <k3lr@k3lr.com> wrote:
>
> From KE3Q - a previous post to TowerTalk about Telrex 40 meter beams:
>
> http://lists.contesting.com/_towertalk/2005-03/msg00067.html
>
> KE3Q says:
>
> "The worst ones are the 40M yagis, in my observation. I had a pair of
> 2-element 40M Telrex yagis on a 160' tower. They hadn't been up more than
> a year and both looked in perfect condition when put up. While I had
> acquired both of them used, they hadn't been up for most of their
> "lifetimes." But, each "failed," shed an element along with the tip of
> the boom, within a week of each other. Maybe it was an amazing
> coincidence -- I think probably so -- and maybe it was freak winds. Those
> were 60-foot elements and unlike their elements on 20/15/10, their 40M
> elements tapered to solid aluminum rod for their tips -- anyway, a lot of
> movement in the wind and a lot of that stress goes to where the element
> reaches the boom.
>
> While I've never, myself, had an intact 3-element 40M yagi, most of the
> ones I've personally seen that have been up a while have had elements fall
> off. K3ZO's 3-el is an exception. It's up and intact. Consequently, I
> have "the remains of" two 3-element 40s and..."
>
>
>
>
> 73,
> Tim K3LR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of n8de@thepoint.net
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:47 PM
> To: lkeller73@roadrunner.com
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 2 el 40m beams
>
> Put up a Telrex if you want the strongest mechanically.
>
> Don
> N8DE
>
>
> Quoting lkeller73@roadrunner.com:
>
> > Hello out there.
> >
> > I'm at a loss as to what to replace a snow-damaged 2 el 40m beam with.
> >
> > Everything I've found on-line doesn't really call out how strong the
> > antenna is.
> >
> > Ideally, since most "gain" figures would be nebulous anyway, I want
> > the STRONGEST beam
> > out there since it's going on Bertha at 100 feet.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Lonnie
> > WA2AOG/W2RR
> >
> >
> >
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