[Boatanchors] OT but maybe not

[RAY FRIESS]

Youre right ...  Cushcraft, not Hygain.

 


 
> From: km1h at jeremy.mv.com
> To: rayfrijr at msn.com; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; flboatanchors at yahoogroups.com; glowbugs at piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:30:03 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] OT but maybe not
> 
> Are you sure its a HiGain? Sounds like a Cushcraft.
> 
> Any driven element configuration can be used and an all metal T Match 
> would be ideal.
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "RAY FRIESS" <rayfrijr at msn.com>
> To: "boatanchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "FLBOATANCHORS" 
> <flboatanchors at yahoogroups.com>; "glowbugs" 
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> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 7:15 PM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] OT but maybe not
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > This may be slightly OT, but maybe not because its a question about an 
> > old antenna by Hygain.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have two of the 11 element two meter beams mounted for horizontal 
> > polarization and stacked side by side.
> >
> >
> >
> > My question is this ... generally and then specifically.
> >
> >
> >
> > Does the type of driven element feed method matter when it comes to 
> > the type of driven element and the spacing of the
> >
> > beam elements?
> >
> >
> >
> > Specifically, I want to take down these two antennas and do some 
> > refurbishing. The feed type of this Hygain antenna is a gamma match 
> > type. Can I remove the gamma match driven element and simply replace 
> > it with, say, a dipole type driven element, or even a folded dipole 
> > type driven element, or does the antenna spacing of this Hygain two 
> > meter beam REQUIRE a gamma match for the parasitic element spacing 
> > Hygain used?
> >
> >
> >
> > Would appreciate any thoughts from you antenna experts out there.
> >
> >
> >
> > Ray wa7iyz
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