while i havent used them my self, i have seen them fall apart on a tower.. the folded dipole sinclair antennas, on the vhf split.. we have some of their dB counterparts on the same tower, same age or older, and while electrically the dB antennas have degraded significantly, all the lobes are still attached!
the sinclair i saw had the upper lobe broken off the mast, flying in the wind.. striking some 6" rigid copper feedline for a tv station! your mileage my vary but those antennas arent very neighborly! be advised, there was a recent production problem with some andrew folded dipoles.. either the 224 or 264, i cant remember, but it is the one with the internal harness.. there was a production change leading to performance degradation after a few months in service, though i understand this has since been corrected.. --- In [email protected], "Nate Duehr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 4/29/07, kk2ed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is it worth the extra money switching to the DB420? > > I'll throw a comment here... > > If you're going to spend the big bucks, the heavy-duty Sinclair > folded-dipole arrays are also wonderful antennas. > > Nate WY0X >
