[SixClub] bilial 6 meter antenna

[David-Hook]

I purchased a Bilal antenna for 20 meters about 10 yrs ago also and it was the biggest waste of money.I now use it as a coat hanger, albeit an expensive one (lol)

David
WB1BPV

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[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of David-Hook
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:34 PM
To: World Wide Six Meter Club
Subject: RE: [SixClub] bilial 6 meter antenna


Doesn't the snow actually work as a radial too? :)

David
WB1BPV

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[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Dennis Kaylor
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:22 PM
To: World Wide Six Meter Club
Subject: Re: [SixClub] bilial 6 meter antenna


no wonder i have to go to 7 ele yagis for 6
there is no snow on my roof and better never be any either
if it snows here in Central Fl EL98 i am moving to St Thomas Is VI
lets see it snow there...grin

John Geiger wrote:

>And here is your problems.  Antennas work much better
>if put up when there is snow on the roof.  Putting it
>up in a snowstorm adds 4db gain to any antenna.
>
>73s John NE0P
>
>--- sarkas landscapecontractor <lsarkas at hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>  
>
>>I guess we will have to see what happens, I have to
>>wait for the snow to melt to get it in the air.
>>Thanks for the input. I will post when I get it
>>working, 
>>73
>>n1god
>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>  From: Mike (KA5CVH) Urich<mailto:ka5cvh at gmail.com>
>>
>>  To: World Wide Six Meter
>>Club<mailto:sixclub at mailman.qth.net> 
>>  Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 7:40 AM
>>  Subject: Re: [SixClub] bilial 6 meter antenna
>>
>>
>>  On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:41:08 -0500, sarkas
>>landscapecontractor
>>  <lsarkas at hotmail.com<mailto:lsarkas at hotmail.com>>
>>wrote:
>>
>>  it, I will give it a test run and see what
>>happens, has anyone used
>>  one? know of anyone whohas? please let me know.
>>
>>  Mike wrote
>>
>> 
>>
>>    
>>
>http://www.isotronantennas.com<http://www.isotronantennas.com/>
>  
>
>> Against my best instincts I bought a
>>  10 meter version years ago.  It wasn't any better
>>than a mag-mount CB
>>  antenna on a 3#  coffee can at the same height.  I
>>think its hard to
>>  truly compare this antenna against anything, its
>>kinda in a league of
>>  all its own.  From what I've heard / know the 40 &
>>80 meter ones seem
>>  to work fairly well but the bandwidth is pretty
>>pretty narrow.
>>
>>  IMHO for 50 MHz limited space antennas I think you
>>would be much
>>  better off with a KB6KQ, M2, or a PAR
>>
>>  YMMV
>>
>>  -- 
>>  Mike Urich, KA5CVH
>>  http://ka5cvh.com<http://ka5cvh.com/>
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