OK, I know the major response to this is going to be "forget
it and buy the right antenna"..... but I will blunder in
and ask this anyway.
Question: does anyone know the center to center dipole
spacing for a DB264-A (150 - 160 MHz) antenna?
I'm trying to evaluate whether it is feasible to modify a
DB264-C (164-174 MHz) to the 2 meter ham band. I need to
figure out how many things would have to be changed...
Obviously the dipoles would have to be lengthened. That's
NOT a problem... (I have someone who can weld in some
sections to "properly" extend them).
I will have to make up a custom phasing harness, as they
apparently don't make a version of this antenna for the ham
band. I guess I can handle this... but a longer harness
implies the dipole spacing will have to change in order to
cram the new harness inside the mast...???
I looked up the physical specs and found the mast is the
same length (258") for the A, B, and C ranges. So I may be
able to drill some new holes, plug some old ones and get
away with it. I'd like to know for certain if they used
wider spacing before I dig too far into this. I'm about to
disassemble the antenna and see what the phasing harness
consists of (hopefully the coax has meaningful numbers on
it)
Thanks,
Paul N1BUG
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