[OKDXA] Upcoming DXpedition News

[Coy Day]

John,

You are correct.  The gain is a little less on an LP.  You trade gain for
it being broad banded.  I'm currently using a T-10 and it works good for
me.  I had a T-12 which had better gain and narrower beam width but an ice
storm took it down.  :-(  I like an LP because it is always resonant with
no traps and no moving parts.  ;-)

Coy
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Coy Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
405-483-5632




John G. wrote:
> Hi Gene,
>
> I have a MA5B sitting in the shed.  Just need a rotor for it and to get it
> up on the roof.  No tower here yet.  The 20m monobander you have would be
> excellent!  How does the gain on the log periodic compare with other
> tribanders?  I have always thought the gain was a little low on them given
> the size and price.
>
> 73 John AF5CC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <w5le at beggstelco.net>
> To: "Oklahoma - DX news and information" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 2:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Upcoming DXpedition News
>
>
>>
>> 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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