thanks for your response.
dan
At 08:59 AM 1/15/04, you wrote:
>Hi Anthony,  I have not used a three band antenna but I have and am using a
>2 meter and 70 cm antenna on my 70 cm repeater and I have had nothing but
>good luck with it.  I have used it for about 12 to 15 years.  All ways had
>good swr.  The thing that I have against the three band antennas is that you
>do not have much gain out of them.  But I would think that everything else
>would be fine for repeater use.
>Bob  KA5ETA
>Echo-link node 28599
>442.150R
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:41 AM
>Subject: Re: tri-band vhf-uhf antenna for base
>
>
> > Hi There;
> >
> > I would not use anything but an antenna cut specifically for those
> > frequencies that you will use it for.
> >
> > If you use a regular amateur antenna, it will desense the incoming signal.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "dan w. kysor" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 9:22 PM
> > Subject: tri-band vhf-uhf antenna for base
> >
> >
> > > hello listers.  i am a blind repeater owner who is investigating putting
> > up
> > > a tri-band 2-220-440 base antenna on my repeater site.
> > > i am hearing that many brands have a high match beginning with the
>diamond
> > > x3200a at an incredible 2 to 1 ratio while the commet users claim an
>even
> > > more outragous 4 to 1 ratio.  anyone here had any good luck with a tri
> > band
> > > antenna and if so, which antenna was it?
> > > thanks, n6ikc
> > >