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[Ben Ramler]

Hey Jerry,

 would it be possible for a TV rotator to turn a 5
element beam? And could it also turn say 11 element 2
meter beam on top of it?

--- W9FS - Jerry <sixclub at 6mt.com> wrote:

> Hi Ben,
> 
> And welcome back, It is my belief that a 3 element
> beam will outperform 4
> stacked KB6KQs, here is why; you get about 6 db gain
> on both, that means
> that signals will be increased by 6 DB. But with a
> omni (like the kb6kq) you
> pick up noise all around 360 deg. So if you have a
> power line that is
> radiating noise or even a TV that is say 20db over
> S9 you have no way of
> tuning out the interference with an omni, but with a
> beam you can. And a 3
> element beam can be turned with a small TV rotor.
> The KB6KQs, M2 HO Loops,
> and the Pars are all good mobile antennas, but then
> you can tune the noise
> out by going away from powerlines and the such.
> 
> Either way good luck,
> 
> Jerry W9FS
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
> Ben Ramler
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 10:58 AM
> To: sixclub at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [SixClub] Back on the list
> 
> 
> Hello Listers,
> 
>  Well after I thought I would no longer need this
> list
> I find myself once again needing it so I am back
> again. I just last week bought a used FT-100. This
> coming spring I will moving into a house. I still
> find
> myself struggling with one problem. The problem is
> with antennas. My orignial thought was to go these
> loops from KB6KQ and stack 4 loops on a pole and
> achor
> it to the house. I have no tower and they frankly
> cost
> to much. My other thought I have recieved no comment
> on is what about these long wire dipoles that
> Antenna
> Works makes for 6 and 2 meters. I only have a puny
> tv
> rotator.
> 
> thanks & 73,
> 
> Ben Ramler, K0BLR
> Granite Falls, MN
> 
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