[ICOM] Question abt 746 pro and G5RV combo

[Michael P. Olbrisch]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Larry Winslow
> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 6:18 AM
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Question abt 746 pro and G5RV combo
> 
> Take a look at the B&W broadband folded dipole. 
> The 90' one will tune 80 thru 10 with no problem 
> - the auto-tuner of my IC-765 handles every ham 
> band.. I have one and have never regretted it. 
> Mine is down right now as I lost the tree I had 
> one end attached to but I'm about to put it back up.
> 
> R&L electronics has an ad in latest QST for the 
> antenna at $199 which is way below B&W's price.
> 
> 73 - Larry WØNFU
> larry_w at comcast.net

I always hesitate to mention that antenna.  It seems to stir up a number of
people who flat HATE it for some reason.  I just don't know why, but they
do.

I have used the T2FD (and the B&W variant) in a number of installations.  As
a MARS operator, that antenna from El Paso covered from the west coast to
well beyond the Mississippi, and from El Paso to the Canadian border on
3.2xx MHz.  On the higher bands it was equally as good.

One antenna - one coax feedline - SWR under 3:1 - works 160 thru 10 meters.
It isn't a beam.  It isn't a lot of things.  What it IS - is one antenna
that does it all, and well enough to get the job done.  Before I retired,
the MARS station was running 3 of them.  Never seemed to lack for a signal
into the gateway.

You Nay-say-ers have at it.  I still have one at home.  Been doing well for
16 years now.  Don't see no reason to complicate things with another
expensive tuner.

Mike.  KD9KC
El Paso, Texas.