Hi Eddie,
I didn't put it together myself. A couple of hams from the local club read
the instruction sheet and assembled it for me. I didn't take them too long
but I really can't comment firsthand on how hard it is to assemble. They had
no problem with it, but one of the two hams owned the same antenna and
regularly took it into the field along with a 50-foot tower he'd mounted to
a ladder frame atop his pickup. I guess that, in and of itself, speaks to
the ease with which the antenna can be assembled and disassembled.
Ron Miller
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Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:26 AM
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Subject: Re: hello
Ron, is this antenna easy to put together?
Eddie N1LR
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Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:57 PM
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i Eddie,
If you've got a tower and a rotator you might want to try the Hy-Gain Th3
Junior (thunderbird) tri-band beam. I used it with great success on the top
of my 50-foot tower for several years (I only took it down because i had to
move to a rental, so my tower owning days were at an end). Using that
antenna an only 5 watts, I worked lots of dx on 20, 15 and 10 meters, at the
bottom of the sun spot cycle (2005-2009). I worked a lot of stations on 20
meters, had some great congtacts into Australia and Africa on 15 and lots of
sporadic e skip on 10 meters during the summer plus dx during the summer
months.
Ron Miller
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Eddie
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 9:14 AM
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Subject: Re: hello
Ron, you got that right, I'm currently using a dipole, I had a Cushcraft A3S
with the 40 meter kit, but thanks to hurricane Ike I lost it.
I would like to buy a 10 - 20 Tribander that's not as big nor as difficult
to put together, do you have any ideas? 73s Eddie N1LR
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Ron Miller
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:36 PM
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Subject: Re: hello
Hello Eddie
Welcome to the list. I think you might be surprised how far you can talk
these days.
I've just moved into a new rental house and the landlord says I can put up
antennas, so hope to see you on the air.
73
Ron Miller
N6MSA
Clearwater, Fl. USA
SKYPE: arjay1
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Eddie
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:21 PM
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Subject: hello
Hello everybody, I just joined the group, I'm an assistive technology
trainer in Houston, I teach Jaws, Zoomtext, Magic, Kurzweil and Openbook.
I've been a ham for more than ten years, my blindness was caused by RP, I'm
really excited about finding a blind group on the band, hope to hear you
guys on the air, 73s.
Eduardo N1LR
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