[SixClub] 3 or 4 elements

John Carson em15hf at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 12 15:10:16 EDT 2005


Here's my vote for the KMA Super Six, a longer version
of the 5054. I use it with my JRC JST-245 and
absolutely love it. Solid engineering and construction
all around.

John Carson kd5srw

--- kg4ssy at comcast.net wrote:

> I used a TS-600 and an old 3 element Hilltopper for
> about 1 year and had a ball. When I had to return
> that rig to its owner I bought a KMA 5054, 5 element
> log periodic that covers all of 6 with no tuning.
> Check it out.
> http://www.qsl.net/w4kma/6m.htm   All this for about
> $130. Works great with the FT-650
> Dale
> 
> 
> > On 8/11/05, Radio Dude <hypergolic at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> > 
> > > I just got a cherry TS-600 and wanted to start
> our right with a decent
> > > antenna, probably a 3 or 4 element beam. Is the
> difference between the two
> > > worth the extra expense? Any recommended brands
> vs. cost? I plan on using it
> > > on SSB and on the FM calling frequency.
> > 
> > 
> > Mike wrote
> > 
> > Nice rig.  IMHO a 3L is more than sufficient but
> don't really expect
> > it to cover both SSB (50.125) & FM (52.525) well. 
>  Obviously more the
> > elements the better.  I am moving out to the
> country around year end
> > and am going with C3i VHF antennas
> http://www.c3iusa.com myself and
> > their 7L on 50 MHz.  They also have a 13L if you
> have the real estate.
> >  I plan on using LMR http://www.timesmicrowave.com
> feedline.
> > 
> > --  
> > Mike Urich, KA5CVH
> > http://ka5cvh.com
> >
>
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