skipp025 wrote: >Hustler also makes a pretty nice dual band fiberglass >antenna, which I won't use for repeater service >because it won't make the entire 10MHz repeater >band... in fact it won't make 8Mhz bandwidth with >usable SWR (reflected power - return loss). It's >probably very nice for casual base station operation >or a repeater frequency within its fixed ~7 - 8MHz >bandwith. >
I agree, I have tried to use these in repeater service and they just suck. They won't duplex well and have a poor pattern IMHO >I really like the 2 meter and 220 antennas, but they >can suffer from water damage pretty fast if you don't >pay attention to sealing them up and keeping the >drainage port open. > Agreed, however I use large Heat Shrink Tubing used in the CATV industry to seal the joints. This works well, as no water ingress's. Here is a link to the heat shrink: <http://www.repeater-builder.com/tech-info/canusa.html> Hope this helps... Kevin 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/
