[Antennas] dual band base

Sun, 17 Nov 2002 17:56:11 -0800

Paul,

I put up two Cushcraft ARX-270N antennas over two years ago, at two
different stations, and both are performing very well.  To avoid any
problems with the element couplings, I used a copper-based contact
enhancer (Penetrox-E) on each joint and made them very tight.  If I was
going to put one of these antennas on a mountain top (why would I ever
do that?), I would solder every joint.

Like most dual-band antennas, this model has many peaks and valleys in
its response.  However, it has a very low SWR in the 462-467 MHz GMRS
band, so it can perform outside of the ham bands- even on some
commercial bands.

73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY

paul wrote:
> 
> ok folks..  i need a 2mtr 70 cm base antenna to mount on my tower..  what do
> you recommend?  how about the comet  gp3... gp6  or gp9???   what do you
> use?  tnx  paul w8jn
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