Ditto Mark,
I had a Pro-67C3 up for almost 20 years without issues, including several
ice storms with 1" ice.
Very robust and it stood up to most 3-4 element yagi's in the area.
Computer modeling of mechanical and electrical designs have pushed the curve
so I recently retired them.
Good news is they were easily refurbished and headed to a new tower. I bet
they last another 20 years.
73 Mike K9MK
PS: In the 1980's my Telrex yagi's didn't last 2-3 years before wig-wagging
themselves apart from our prevailing prairie winds.
That used to be the gold standard but as I found out all too quickly YMMV.
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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark -
N5OT
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 6:49 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad news
You turd :-)
I have a Classic 33 Tribander and I am still trying to figure out why
anyone would put up something bigger. It seems to work everything I
call on it, and that makes me satisfied. Maybe I should go lay in the
yard too.
73 - Mark N5OT
On 10/30/2020 5:26 PM, Richard Bell wrote:
> I’m not trying to be the proverbial turd in the sandbox but I’m wondering
> about a thing or two.
>
> I took a quick look at the publications on the championradio.com page and
> have a question. It seems the books were published a few years ago.
>
> While the design theory has not changed, materials and workmanship may have.
> My recent experience with Mosley left me a little concerned about the
> performance of the end product, in my case a new RV-7C vertical.
>
> Am I mistaken or did I miss a revision date?
>
> Since I may be acting like a turd, I will now go lay in the yard.
>
> 73 W5BXE RB
>
>> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:30:33 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: <k7lxc@aol.com>
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad news
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>> Howdy, TowerTalkians -
>>
>> ? ? Tnx for your identification of the aforementioned QST cover antennas. I
>> was on the right track anyway - hi.?? ? The good news? The F12 C31XR is a
>> terrific antenna. The bad news? The Mosley PRO series antennas are LOSERS.
>> If you don't believe me, get a copy of our exclusive on-the-air yagi antenna
>> test (available from championradio.com) and see for yourself. One of the PRO
>> antennas we tested had negative gain on one band. Hard to believe the
>> antenna's owner hasn't noticed the difference himself since they're
>> installed in close proximity for instant comparison. Or maybe he has.??? ?
>> Now back to regularly scheduled programming.??Cheers,Steve? ? ?K7LXC
>>
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>> Message: 10
>> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 22:03:19 +0000
>> From: AB2E Darrell <ab2e@hotmail.com>
>> To: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>,
>> "k7lxc@aol.com" <k7lxc@aol.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad
>> news
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>> Steve,
>> Thanks for sharing the info on the test results book. I hadn't seen that and
>> I will pick one up since I have a C31XR (will likely buy a 2nd when my tower
>> project moves forward). Along the way I acquired a NOS Pro-67 real cheap and
>> I was thinking of putting it up on a separate tower and leaving pointed
>> towards SA/Carib. I might still do that since I already have it, but will
>> read those results before I decide.
>>
>> 73 Darrell AB2E
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of k7lxc--- via
>> TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 5:30 PM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Cover antennas - the good news and the bad news
>>
>> Howdy, TowerTalkians -
>>
>> Tnx for your identification of the aforementioned QST cover antennas. I
>> was on the right track anyway - hi. The good news? The F12 C31XR is a
>> terrific antenna. The bad news? The Mosley PRO series antennas are LOSERS.
>> If you don't believe me, get a copy of our exclusive on-the-air yagi antenna
>> test (available from championradio.com) and see for yourself. One of the PRO
>> antennas we tested had negative gain on one band. Hard to believe the
>> antenna's owner hasn't noticed the difference himself since they're
>> installed in close proximity for instant comparison. Or maybe he has.
>> Now back to regularly scheduled programming. Cheers,Steve K7LXC
>>
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