[K3CAL] replacement antennas for Prince Frederick

Mon Oct 8 08:10:34 EDT 2018

I didn't find anything at Home Depot remotely connected to ham radio.

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

David Hardy      
davehardy0101 at aol.com

KB3RAN
CARA President

-----Original Message-----
From: tom.rozenbroek <tom.rozenbroek at comcast.net>
To: Monica <KC3DAS at comcast.net>; k3cal <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Mon, Oct 8, 2018 12:15 am
Subject: Re: [K3CAL] replacement antennas for Prince Frederick

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
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------ Original message------
From: Monica
Date: Fri, Oct 5, 2018 10:09 PM
To: 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.

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-------- 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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