I had tried Ringos in the past but they were unstable,the VSWR changed constantly and seemed to be affected by moisture. I also always had bad desense while duplexed on it. I switched to the Hustler G6-144 which worked very well for 25 years until it fell apart.My super stationmaster died after 15 years followed shortly by the harness on a DB dipole array. I am currently using a Diamond F23A monobander and it works as well as the G6 but doubt it will last 25 years. It has seen 3/4" ice with 80mph gusts. These are only my ham antennas,didnt count the 400-500 commercial antennas. As with any thing else,your experiences may vary,these are just my observations over the last quarter century! 73,Lee,N3APP,147.27 and 443.375 Erie,Pa Our 27th Year! Powered by GE MastrII's FCC GROL licensed 28 years ARES-RACES-SKYWARN member www.qsl.net/n3app
----- Original Message ----- From: skipp025 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:32 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Ringos, Diamond, Comet & Hustler Antennas > We are using Ringo Antennas for both Commercial and > Amateur Applications right now, they work just > fine for us. > > Have you ever measured the bandwidth of the Comet or > Diamond Antennas? > > Most (of at least the Multiband) Antennas are quite narrow > in bandwidth and don't make the entire 440-450 Amateur > band with usable reflected power values. They are also not > nearly as hardy in construction. > > The Hustler Dual Band antenna I measured a month ago > would not be commercially usable for a repeater site. > > Like the Comet/Diamond Multiband the bandwidth was > to small and non adjustable. The mono band Hustlers > are quite nice, I've just installed a new pair to > replace a high preformance commercial antenna array > and they actually out preform the original Decibel > commercial antenna system. > > The Hustler mono band Antennas are quite hardy, I don't > have a problem installing them at commercial repeater > sites. I no longer install most of the Comet and > Diamond antennas, the high winds blow and shake them > into failure mode within a few years. A large bird > flew into one 1296 Comet I had up and broke it off > at the base (never did find the bird...) If you live > where the wind doesn't blow hard, they will probably > hold up well for some years. > > The proof is in the overall preformance. Ringos remain > good preformers for some of my commercial and Amateur > applications. > > cheers > skipp > www.radiowrench.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
