[SixClub] Anyone use a M2 6M2WLC ?

[Robert B. Bonner]

How close are you thinking of getting the other antennas? And what are you
thinking of putting up.  It's best to keep your stack if you can.

Bob K0DD

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[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary - N3JPU
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 8:29 PM
To: 50mhz at mailman.qth.net; 'World Wide Six Meter Club'; 'VHF Reflector'
Subject: [SixClub] Anyone use a M2 6M2WLC ?

After a year of being tower-less I finally got the concrete poured for the
60' new tower. Major house renovation required my old tower to come down,
then delays with the new construction, delays in getting the tower build,
delays in getting the concrete poured (7 yards), etc. put me many months
behind my plans.

I have a stack of new 6M yagis ready to go once the concrete cures but
having some thoughts recently for additional antennas for higher bands.
Although the tower and rotor can handle extra load the vertical spacing on
the mast in my opinion would put other band antennas to close and in danger
of negating antenna gains that I worked hard to get.

If I do away with the 6M stack and go with a single boom of comparable gain
I then have room on the mast to add other bands. I would need about 12dBd of
gain. But the couple of 50' boom yagis out there are to long when the tower
folds over to clear, a 40' would be just right and at 2 WL long is right at
12dBd.

The only one I know of is the M2 6M2WLC, so am looking for anyone who has
one that can provide some feedback on how well it is holding up.

I am limited to 1 tower so have to stretch it's capabilities out.

Gary Mitchelson
N3JPU Montgomery Co. MD  FM19
USAF MARS and SHARES: AFA1PU
MD/DC State MARS Director AFF1MD
USAF MARS Technical Services Manager AFN1TS 
http://www.mitchelson.org/ 

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