I have tried a number of different things over the years. I have finally settled on a 3 element Steppir. I got it used and paid half the cost of new, so it was not exorbitant. With a little care they can be made to function as good as new.
The 3 element stepper and K3 are a potent mix. I can get pretty much everywhere and am able to get through most pileups with 100 watts, I find I really don't need an amp. The 3 element is infinitely tunable and will give you near perfect performance on all bands 40 and above. You can add an inverted V under the tower to get down to 80 meters. You will need a rotor. You don't need a huge investment however, they work well with the commonly available Ham IV rotors. Lots of reliable and attractively priced used ones on the market. I would put my money into the antenna instead of the amp. The 3m----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Walter Underwo Sent: Sunday, May 25, 201 > Joshua Gould > K8WXA't > > > On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Walter Underwood <[email protected]> > wrote: > That is several very big questions, and enough that I suggest getting a copy > of the ARRL Antenna Book and reading before spending much money. And talking > to a lot of hams that already have towers. > > Multi-band Yagi antennas are multi-band, but not wideband. They are tuned for > specific bands, like 20m or 15m. They do not work well on bands they are not > designed for. > > A vertical on a tower might give a few dB of gain (on the bands it is > designed for). A Yagi (beam) will typically give 10dB or so of gain on each > band it is designed for. > > The G5RV works for a lot of people, but it is a compromise on many bands, and > could cause problems when run with high power (500W). > > Since you are going to the bother of putting up a tower, I'd also put up > dipoles cut for most of the lower bands and feed them from a common point. > This is called a fan dipole or parallel dipole. If you'd like that pre-cut > for you, I recommend Hy-Power Antenna (http://www.hypowerantenna.com/). > > wunder > K6WRU > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ > > On May 25, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Joshua Gould <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ok, I know that this is a topic much like the Ford vs. Chevy debates > > or the Android vs. Apple debates, but I do have a few questions... > > > > I am going to be acquiring a 56 foot Rohn BX tower. I already have > > a G5RV that I am planning on putting up (still not sure where I'm > > going to attach the other end of it to, One end will go on the > > tower.) I'm going to put up a 2m/440 vertical at some point up near > > the top of the tower. I keep throwing around an HF vertical or a > > beam. The verticals seem to cover more bands, but the beams are > > directional. (Would also need a rotor,.. > > > > Can a multi band yagi be tuned to a different band, or will it only > > work on the bands that it's designed for? > > > > I'm thinking long term and I'll probably be adding a K3/100 with a > > KPA500 to the mix in the next year or so... Trying to figure out > > what will give me the best bang for my buck, so to speak. > > > > 73, > > Joshua Gould > > K8WXA > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this > > email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > > [email protected] > > -- > Walter Underwood > [email protected] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > [email protected] > -- Walter Underwood [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
