My experience with the Hustler/Diamond/Comet/??? antenna lines are
as follows:
My preferred UHF Base station antenna is the Sinclair SC320 10 dB
gain ... I ordered this one when the previous Phelps-Dodge 10 dB
stick came apart in a storm.
The Sinclair is a black housing to assist in snow melting.
http://www.sinctech.com/catalog/series.aspx?id=23
Good antenna performance is not cheap.
Hope this helps,
Neil - WA6KLA
Richard Velez wrote:
>
> I started off with the 2 G6-440 my self. It lasted about a year
> before the SWR started flying thru the roof and the second about 7
> months after that. Pattern was ok while it lasted. Go for
> DB products and save yourself from headaches later.
> Good Luck
> Rich/N2ROW
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/9/05 8:24:41 AM >>>
> Good morning Jeff and the group,
> I have not had the best of luck
> with the Hustler G-6 why do you
> not look into something like the
> DB-404 if you need a lower end
> antenna. It will hold up nice. Or
> a mid priced DB-408 more gain
> just a bit higher in price. Or for some
> real gain the DB-420 all will do better
> then the G-6 and all will last a whole
> lot longer. Plus real gain and much
> better built. I would research the
> commercial antennas before spending
> money for a Ham grade repeater antenna.
> This has been my findings over the years.
> Before any one un knowingly says they do not
> make them for 440 WRONG! A suppler has
> to buy them 50 at a time then stock them till
> we buy them (we being us Hams.). So yes
> some suppliers do stock and sell the DB-404,
> 408 and yes even the 420.
> Good luck!
> Very best of 73,
> Russ, W3CH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Corkren
> To: Repeater Builder
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 3:53 AM
> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Hustler G6-440
>
> Does anyone have experience using the Hustler G6-440 UHF antenna for
> repeater use ? The antenna will be mounted at the 500 ft level on a
> broadcast tower and must be capable of withstanding this sometimes
> violent environment. An upper antenna support cannot be used due to the
> distance from the tower to the edge of the platform where the antenna
> will be mounted. Thanks for your reply.
>
> Jeff Corkren/W5PPB
> Raymond, Mississippi
>
>
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