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Subject: [TowerTalk] hairpin matches
From: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 12:41:58 -0400 (EDT)
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I recently acquired a 5 el HyGain 10m monobander on a 24' boom. The yagi uses a hairpin match. The plan is to convert it to 6m. Either a WVO special on 19' of boom or use the full 24'. Since it's already in place we are considering using the hairpin. Obvoiusly shorter as the freq is nearly double 10m. My friend W4HLR will be actually doing the construction. We would like to hear your experiences with HyGain hairpin matches on monobanders. Or any monobander. Is there an advantage using a hairpin rather than gamma or other methods. DX-Eng sells hairpins & say they are better than gamma, etc. We're hoping to end up with a heavy duty yagi as the boom & element sizes of this yagi are bigger & heavier than most 6m yagis. It will be for next seasons 6m Es. If there is one. Hi! Really was poor this Summer in NW Tn.

Tnx K9IL
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