[SixClub] bilial 6 meter antenna

[Barry Bogart]

How many dBs do you get for freezing rain? The roof
isn't so slippery now but a lot less fun! Been waiting
for a single clear day before the contest. Seems like
months.

73, Barry (CN89)
VE7VIE

 
--- John Geiger <johngeig at yahoo.com> 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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