[OKDXA] Upcoming DXpedition News

[w5le at beggstelco.net]

John,
You should *definitely* get yourself up a beam before January!
My own personal view is that a TH7 wouldn't be my antenna of choice.
It's only a tri-bander and it's $900.
You can buy a Tennadyne T8 Log Periodic, which is relatively small (18
foot boom) and covers 20 meters through 10 meters, including the WARC
bands, for $800.
I use a HyGain Long John, 205CA, on 20 meters, so I bought the T7 version,
which covers 17 meters through 10 meters, and I have used that antenna for
several years now and have been very satisfied with its performance.
Just my two cents worth.
73, Gene





> I guess I really need to get a beam up now!  Need both Heard and FT5Z and
> no
> telling when either of them will be activated again.  Wish I could put up
> a
> TH7 but won't fit in the yard here!
>
> 73 John AF5CC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <w5le at beggstelco.net>
> To: <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 2:06 PM
> Subject: [OKDXA] Upcoming DXpedition News
>
>
>>
>> I had heard rumblings last week that there was going to be a "big
>> announcement" coming soon.  I now know what it is.
>> It looks like a multi-national team is going to be activating FB8Z,
>> Amsterdam Island early in 2014.  In fact, it looks like it's close on
>> the
>> heels of the VK0, Heard Island, Dxpedition, possibly even with a bit of
>> overlap.
>> I suspect there are some of you who are needing this one, so this, I
>> would
>> think, will be some welcome news.
>> 73 and see you in the pileups.
>> Gene
>>
>>
>>
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