[SixClub] maxon antennas

[Gene Brewer (KI6LO)]

Ben Ramler wrote:

>Gene are you saying that its not worth building? Or am
>I misunderstanding you! For me right now these moxon
>antennas are the best way to go.
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>--- "Gene Brewer (KI6LO)" <ki6lo at mchsi.com> wrote:
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>>Ben Ramler wrote:
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>>>Thanks for those you who replied to me! These maxon
>>>antennas look interesting, are there many of you
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>>using
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>>>them? How difficult of a build was it? If I built
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>>one
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>>>I would use PVC or Aluminum.
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>>>thanks & 73,
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>>>Ben Ramler, K0BLR
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>>All,
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>>I see alot of comments of making vs buying antennas
>>in the different 
>>groups I read. I would like to add one to the fray.
>>I recently was going 
>>to build a 6M 5el yagi and priced out just the
>>aluminum. For a 
>>comparable antenna to the Cushcraft A505S, the
>>aluminum came to over 
>>$100 from Texas Towers. At $160 for the Cushcraft
>>A505S, I decided it 
>>was easier just to buy the kit rather than have to
>>buy the raw aluminum 
>>and cut it. The additional $60 gave me all the
>>mounting hardware also so 
>>that was the clincher.
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>>So if you are considering a 6M 5el yagi on 12 ft
>>boom, you might be 
>>thinking of the Cushcraft A505S kit as your parts
>>bin to start vice 
>>searching for raw aluminum. I found that a bulk
>>aluminum buy for a 
>>single antenna was way to expensive in terms of
>>shipping/freight so 
>>buying a precut antenna kit might just be the
>>answer. It was for me.
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>>Gene KI6LO
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Ben,

No. I didn't mean to come across like I was saying not build it or any 
antenna. I was simply passing on my experience about locating materials 
to build antennas. I found that if a commercial antenna kit has the 
design and parts that closely match what one is intending to attempt, it 
is worth investigating whether the kit is a good starting point or not. 
In my case with a 5el 6M yagi, the A505S had essentially the same parts 
list and was only a few dollars more as a kit than chasing down all the 
parts and stock aluminum seperately. Usually the killing point of 
acquiring items like aluminum tubing is the shipping unless you can pick 
it up locally, which I can't as I live in a remote part of the 
California desert.

As far as Moxon antennas go, I am currently researching Moxon antenna 
designs and am seriously considering the design from the April 2004 QST 
magazine. It looks like a very robust design and I like the fact that it 
can be built to knockdown for transport, which is why I want it - for 
hilltopping and such.

Good Luck and sorry for the confusion,

Gene KI6LO