[SMCARA] SMCARA - Price reduced to $250: For Sale: Tri-bander KLM KT-34XA - Now off the tower

[Dan Hatcher]

Folks;
 No takers at our SMCARA mini-hamfest so I've reduced the price.  Please
note that the 32' boom breaks down into ~8' lengths & the elements (no
traps, are "linear-loaded") ~7' longest & most ~6' - easily transported in a
truck bed or tied to a roof luggage rack.
 
This 20-15-10 meter beam is  now available for $250 (at this price, might be
worthwhile to buy & and store it until .....).   It is off the tower & is
still assembled so a new owner can mark elements for easy reassembly;
although it is adjusted to favor the CW /RTTY portions of each band, it  was
used almost 100% on phone w/o any VSWR problems (had a ball these last few
days adding new 10 m. DX entities to my log  until it was removed).   

Specs:

Boom length:  32'

Turning radius: 21/6"

Element length: 25'8" max

Wind Area: ~ 9 sq. ft.

Wind Survival: 100 mph

Weight:  68 lbs. -KLM lists suitable rotors: TR-44, Ham M type, HD-73
Alliance, KR-400, etc.

Gain (mfg. claims):

                20 m.:   8.5 - 9 dBd           5 elements

                15 m.:  9 - 9.5 dBd            5 elements

                10 m. : 11 - 11.3 dBd       6 elements

50 ohm unbalanced

Power rating;\: 4 KW PEP


I've developed a neat way to remove the beam myself (before my hip
replacement) from a crank down, tilt-over tower - the problem was that the
elements prevent the tower from being tilted over close enough to ground
level so I could get a ladder up to remove the beam.

Solution is:  by cranking the tower down, climbing to the mast & loosening
the boom U-Bolt nuts, I rotated the boom so the antenna elements went almost
vertical & in line w/ the mast - once the tower is tilted over  past the
horizontal, the antenna is easily reached from ground level and removed from
the mast.


Dan KD3CQ

(301) 994-2834

 

 

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