[ICOM] rotatable dippole antenna question

[Don Berger]

no clue what a "hanstick" is but infer it is some commercial dipole??
Regardless,  my rotor for that rotatable dipole would have lasted 
centuries - hardly ever needed to turn it more than 45 deg...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Cotsirilos K9DTC" <k9dtc at comcast.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] rotatable dippole antenna question


> Hi Don
>
>    I just put up a pair of hamsticks on a rotor. What I am noticing is 
> there is only a need to turn the ant a few degrees to get max?
>
>
> Dan K9DTC
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Don Berger" <k1vsk at cox.net>
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 4:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] rotatable dippole antenna question
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>
>> many years ago, i built the handbook version of one for 15M and it worked 
>> well at 30m high but then anything works depending on height above 
>> ground. I used it as a reference antenna with which I compared various 
>> other antennas.
>> Don
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dan Cotsirilos K9DTC" <k9dtc at comcast.net>
>> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:23 PM
>> Subject: [ICOM] rotatable dippole antenna question
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>>
>>> Does anyone had experience with using a rotatable dipole?
>>>
>>>
>>> Dan K9DTC
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