Sinclair makes decent antennas, but if you really want something to survive in a harsh environment, check out Comprod Communications.
http://www.comprodcom.com/en/antennas/base/pdf/480-70.pdf They make antennas that survive nearly anything. Out here on the West Coast we routinely get lots of hard rime ice on coastal mountaintop sites, combined with 100mph+ sustained winds. Sinclair antennas get elements snapped off all the time (inherent design flaws, even on their HD antennas). The Comprod antennas keep on going. Regardless, stay away from Bluewave... they may look like a good antenna (and physically they are strong), but some of their models have water ingress problems which lead to antenna failure. Lee --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Gran Clark <k6...@...> wrote: > > Chuck > > I will call Sinclair. They don't list a welded antenna. On the > beam I have the elements are mounted on the outside of the boom > which I would think would be hard to make a good weld if I went that way. > > Gran > >
