[50mhz] Good gain verticals?

[cboone at earthlink.net]

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>From: Ray Brown <kb0stn at sbcglobal.net>

>  There's one that I've been strongly considering, as I run a split-site 6m
>repeater here in EM27 @ 53.250 -1.7 (shameless plug), but I can't come
>up with the funding.

Nice plug! :) Have that in my Midland STII...any PL??

>I'm currently running 2 1/4 wave ground plane antennas
>on the system (beside the UHF link) which are adequate, but I wish I had
>one or two of these guys...

I have a new split site 6m rptr on the way..DB 201s and DB212-3..got to decide which is gonna be xmit; the 212-3 (which is at a noisy site) or one of the 201s which is on a shorter tower but on a hill 5 miles north and quieter site....Other rcv sites have DB201s.
I have a LOT of DB201s in storage I probably need to put on Ebay...

>  Good ol' eBay and HIGH GAIN 5/8 WAVE 6 METER 50 MHZ REPEATER
>ANTENNA, NorwalkElectronics, will find what I'm describing. They want
>$189 per antenna, with free shipping from CT, and altho the performance
>figures aren't quite as robust as the Hygain or Diamond, this guy looks very
>rugged and solid, where wind and ice should not be a problem with it at all.
>And he's posted 3 testimonials from other hams on the eBay site, and he does
>state a less than 2:1 VSWR over the whole band, so I'd say this might be
>what you're looking for. :-)

I cant see a 5/8wave on 6 getting a good 2:1 SWR unless there is loss in the matching..I can see 2 MAYBE 3 MHz....but not all 4...Their design is interesting...The mount doesnt look as strong as the rest of the antenna. Any 5/8wave GP will only do about 3db over a 1/4max..nothing higher

>  Hmmm... I wonder if I could get Norwalk to consider making me a dual
>5/8 wave...:-)

maybe a 6&10?? THAT I could go for...

Chris
WB5ITT