[Lowfer] NC 49er QRT

[Dexter McIntyre W4DEX]

Looks like a job for JB Weld...- Chris Lantaff

  Chris...I'm a firm believer in JB Weld with a range of repairs from 
gas tanks to microwave horn construction.  That would be a good method 
of repair but I'm sure I have plenty of NMO mount low band vhf mobile 
antenna in my antenna collection.


JD wrote:  it's now an Un-Crossed Field Antenna, a variation that 
maintains the the same performance level as a CFA, but in the horizontal 
plane.

  Maybe even better than a CFA John.  There's probably a trace of 
capacitively coupling going to the 49er antenna.


Ed Phillips wrote:  What is the best report you ever got from it?

  No sky wave reports Ed.  It was received audibly at 12 miles by a 
mobile located on a small mountain which is LOS except for a few trees.


It was on the air for a bit over 10 years!  I searched back and found 
the original date it was announced:

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	NC "49er" (49,855.500 KHz) On the air
Date: 	Wed, 06 Jun 2001 21:43:22 -0400
From: 	Dexter McIntyre W4DEX <dmcintyre at att.net>
To: 	lowfer at qth.net <lowfer at qth.net>


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