Cycle-24's TX38 looks like it would also be a great expedition antenna
however the original poster was looking for a five band beam. The C3 and
the TX38 are not.
John KK9A
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] N6BT, Force12inc and JK Antennas
From: "Ed Sawyer" <sawyered@earthlink.net>
Reply-to: sawyered@earthlink.net
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:18:07 -0500
The C3 is the best short boom tribander out there in my opinion. I have
used them around the world. They are a clean pattern, smooth SWR across the
full band performer. At the end of the day, the gain available is a
function of boom length primarily. On 15 and 20, you are going to help
yourself by stuffing another element on a short boom. On 10M, the argument
could be made that another element would add value to this antenna, but the
antenna works as a nice package. On 12 and 17 - its just a rotary dipole
essentially - so if that's someone's interest, this isn't the antenna for
you.
Nice advantage for DXpeditions, you can break this baby down into a golf
case. And there are no finicky little motors and control lines to worry
about.
73
Ed N1UR
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