[SixClub] Commercial vertical antenna for 52 MHz

[AA6DX - Mark]

From: "AA6DX - Mark" <aa6dx at arrl.net>
To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>

Subject: Re: [SixClub] Commercial vertical antenna for 52 MHz


 The dimensions are in the manuals here ... for both the AR6 and ARX6
 Cushcraft aerials ...  and, if you are sticking up the ARX version on a
 mast, you will in fact be putting up "the whole nine yards"  --- 73, Mark
 AA6DX  CN7Ø
 http://www.cushcraft.com/amateur/support/instruction-manuals.htm

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gabriel Sierra" <g_moonrec at yahoo.com>
> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:01 AM
> Subject: RE: [SixClub] Commercial vertical antenna for 52 MHz
>
>
>> Hi!,
>>
>> I have some old AES catalogs with the 6 meter Ringo
>> ranger featured. They said it to have a 6 dB gain and
>> was way pricey. And, as I said, people who got to use
>> it, said it was crap, literarilly. I never used it, so
>> I don't know. The Diamond DPGH-62 is a 5/8 collinear
>> (frankly, I had built 4 element collinears, and this
>> one doesn't look like it, but 21' versus 35' on a real
>> collinear 4 element, is really nice!), 6 dB gain.
>>
>> Gabriel
>>
>> --- SixClub <sixclub at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Ringo yes....Ringo Ranger? CushCraft never made
>>> one...a Ranger would be over
>>> 20 ft tall on 6!
>>> The basic Ranger is a 1/2wave....on 6 that is 9
>>> ft.....Rangers are 1/2wave
>>> over 1/2wave with 1/4wave stub....
>>> Not easy to build for 6...
>>> (and I have three Ringos...one of them a commercial
>>> version...on 6mtrs)
>>>
>>> Chris
>>> WB5ITT
>>>
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>> > [mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
>>> Of Greg Grambor
>>> > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:22 AM
>>> > To: World Wide Six Meter Club; Mike (KA5CVH) Urich
>>> > Subject: RE: [SixClub] Commercial vertical antenna
>>> for 52 MHz
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Do they still make the six meter Ringo Ranger? As
>>> I recall
>>> > that was one hot antenna back when the sun had
>>> spots. I'll
>>> > check the garage, I might have one out there. 73
>>> and Ciao
>>> > bambino, Greg WB2GMK
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>> > [mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf
>>> Of Gabriel Sierra
>>> > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:56 AM
>>> > To: Mike (KA5CVH) Urich; World Wide Six Meter Club
>>> > Subject: Re: [SixClub] Commercial vertical antenna
>>> for 52 MHz
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Diamond DPGH-62.
>>> >
>>> > Gabriel
>>> >
>>> > --- "Mike (KA5CVH) Urich" <ka5cvh at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > In my opinion most of the amateur antennas for
>>> 52MHz
>>> > > are for the most
>>> > > part an after thought to existing 146/222/440
>>> > > systems.  I'm beginning
>>> > > a search for a good vertical primarily for FM
>>> work
>>> > > and know that I'm
>>> > > going to have to part with a few more dollars
>>> than I
>>> > > would like but
>>> > > for a good mono-band I'm willing to do it.
>>> > >
>>> > > Any suggestions to start with?
> 



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