Call Sinclair. They may still be able to help you with a shorter antenna.
Chuck
WB2EDV
----- Original Message -----
From: T.J.
To: Builder Repeater
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:52 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna suggestion question?
Here is my dilemma. One of my current work radio sites is being
decommissioned and torn down. My new replacement site has some antenna
restrictions and I'm having trouble finding an antenna to fit the bill. The
old site is 110 ft. tall and I have a DB-264 antenna set for omni pattern at 6
dbd on the top now. The new site is 225 ft. tall but will not allow dipole
antennas only fiberglass collinear antennas. I normally use the Sinclair SC229
in this situation, but the site management says that is too tall and doesn't
want that either. They will only allow something up to 16 feet in hieght, give
or take a little. So I'm looking for something of high quality commercial
grade and about maybe 3 to 4 dbd gain, around 16 ft. tall or so. I thought
that there were these type antennas available as I've seen and used them
before, but now I can't seem to find anyone that sells new ones. All I can
find are unity gain or the big ones like I already have. Did the main antenna
manufacturers stop making the in between size VHF collineer antennas? If I'm
just missing it for some reason, or losing my mind, can someone point me in the
right direction.
Thanks
