[K3CAL] replacement antennas for Prince Frederick

Mon Oct 8 00:15:12 EDT 2018

Greetings to all. I hope that things are going well for everyone.Since I can't hit the repeater from here, I will just say that the proposed antenna looks promising. If you are not happy about going to eBay, check out Home Depot. I found a link for it on their website.Miss all of you, but am still glad that Liz and I are out of Md.73s,kb2bcg------

------ Original message------From: MonicaDate: Fri, Oct 5, 2018 10:09 PMTo: k3cal at mailman.qth.net;Cc: Subject:Re: [K3CAL] replacement antennas for Prince Frederick

    My 2 cents is to buy a new piece of equipment from a reputable
      dealer and try to get a warranty.  But with or without the
      warranty, get something new and not an eBay mystery product.
    Monica

    On 10/05/2018 10:10 PM, mistralholt
      wrote:

      Dave, thanks for your presentation. For what it's worth I
        have a daimond dual band at the Drum Point office it seems to be
        working very well. I agree we should go with a new purchase not
        eBay and that we go ahead take advantage of the sale. I defer to
        all the antenna experts which I am certainly not. Thank you for
        your efforts Dave. Peter kb3 Sierra x-ray Bravo.

        Sent via the
          Samsung Galaxy S® 6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

        -------- Original message --------
        From: David Weaver <W3PQS at comcast.net> 
        Date: 10/5/18 1:13 PM (GMT-05:00) 
        To: 'Shawn Donley' <n3ae at comcast.net>, 'Calvert
          Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL'
          <k3cal at mailman.qth.net> 
        Subject: Re: [K3CAL] replacement antennas for Prince
          Frederick 

        Thanks
            for all the input. I appreciated.
        Looks
            like to me the Tram antenna should not be used in either
            works or it doesn't. I know we have a local, ham that point
            up. He just notified me that it's not working. It needs to
            be replaced.
        However,
            the diamond antenna has a little bit better reputation.
        I
            need for Cara members to take a look and find an antenna
            they would like to install it. It's up to the executive
            board. I will put up. Whatever you say. Please don't take
            too long. Let's keep this project moving
        Dave
            W3PQS

            From:
                k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net
                [mailto:k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
                Shawn Donley

                Sent: Friday, October 5, 2018 11:55 AM

                To: Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL

                Subject: Re: [K3CAL] replacement antennas for
                Prince Frederick

        Dave,

        Take
            a look at https://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4203

        The
            1481 seems to either work well or sucks badly.  No idea why
            the spread of experiences.

        Perhaps
            a Diamond X300NA instead?

        In
            any case, longer 6-foot standoff's might help.

        Shawn

          On October
            5, 2018 at 11:26 AM David Weaver <W3PQS at comcast.net>
            wrote: 

            Hello,
                  Cara members 
            At
                  last night meeting, you asked me what type of antenna
                  we should use. I found these 2 on eBay. 
            One
                  is 17 foot long and the other is 5.6 Feet 

            Tram
                  1481 Dual Band 2M/70cm 144-148 & 440-450 MHz
                  Base/Repeater Antenna 17'

              11.7dbd
                  gain UHF430 MHz - 450 MHz 
              8.3dbd
                  gain VHF 144MHz -148MHz 

            Diamond
                  X50A VHF/UHF Dual Band 2Meter/440 Amateur Ham Radio
                  Base Antenna 

                    Band:

                    2m/70cm

                    Gain
                        (dB):

                    4.5/7.2

            Please
                  let me know what you think? 
            Also,
                  there's a lot of coordination that needs take place to
                  replace the antennas. 
            If
                  you would like for me to move forward with the
                  coordination of cable and antennas. Please let me know

            We
                  will need to get an estimate from a company to climb
                  the tower and install the antennas. 
            David
                  Weaver W3PQS 

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