Thanks, 900 MHz is all about the height, if you can get the height, even
just the repeater can get the height, the coverage can be about as good.
Advantage being it will go through buildings that 2 meters can't get out of,
we see that at the local hospital and many big buildings like that where you
can hardly get out of the building on 2 meters on 900 MHz it's no problem,
and it's a great place to get away from all the junk on 2 meters. We lost
the use of 440 in this area and that's the replacement and at least as
active if not more as 440 ever was and for some reason, coverage is better
than it was on 440.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: H.F antennas
> Hi John,
> Congrats on the new baby, glad he/she is here!
> As far as 900 MHZ, is the range on it better than on 2 meters? I don't =
> use it, so I have no idea.
> 73,
> Trippy, ac8s
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: John Miller=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 9:58 AM
> Subject: Re: H.F antennas
>
>
> personally I'm not too fond of the g5RV made by radio works either, =
> same=20
> thing, it never did what I wanted, then tropical storm Irene took out =
> the=20
> trees it was supported by and shredded it. I found on taking it apart =
> to get=20
> it off the ground, a lot of moisture in unaffected areas which does =
> explain=20
> why it didn't perform as well as expected after the first couple =
> months, it=20
> was good for a couple months and seemed to decline after that. Our =
> little=20
> one is born so not much antenna work going on now but the vertical is=20
> together laying in the sun room, when my wife is recovered from the c=20
> section I'll probably go out and lay radials, get the antenna up and =
> all a=20
> little at a time, hopefully I'll be back having fun again very =
> shortly. Mast=20
> is in the ground, antenna's together and ready, it's just a time thing =
> right=20
> now. Losing my computer this week to a major parts failure didn't help =
>
> either but now that I'm caught up on sleep, I can put in a late night =
> with=20
> the computer anyway. That will be one less thing to worry about. I am=20
> looking forward to being on the air though, 900 MHz is OK, but it's =
> not HF.=20
> I don't know if I'd even have my 900 MHz radio on as much as I do if I =
>
> didn't have a repeater on the band to monitor.
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 7:20 AM
> Subject: Re: H.F antennas
>
>
> > Don:
> >
> > Please avoid the Carolina Windom models made by Radio Works.
> >
> > You may remember that was the antenna that I had so many moisture =
> problems
> > with, and I eventually gave up on it.
> >
> > Others have reported similar problems.
> >
> > Other versions of the Windom may be fine, but that one is =
> problematic.
> >
> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > From: "Don Risavy, Jr." <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:31 PM
> > Subject: H.F antennas
> >
> >
> >> Wondered how well does the Windom antennas do or work verse say the =
> g5rv
> >> or
> >> even the alpha deltas?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tnx cul 73 nr4dr
> >>
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