[K3CAL] replacement antennas for Prince Frederick

Wed Oct 10 08:00:00 EDT 2018

you have to go to the grills.  they have smokers to smoke a ham in.

On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 8:10 AM Dave via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> 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 *
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> David Hardy
> davehardy0101 at aol.com
> KB3RAN
> CARA President
>
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>
> -----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.
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: David Weaver <W3PQS at comcast.net> <W3PQS at comcast.net>
> Date: 10/5/18 1:13 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: 'Shawn Donley' <n3ae at comcast.net> <n3ae at comcast.net>, 'Calvert
> Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL' <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> <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 <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>
> 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>
> <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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