Kris Kirby wrote: > > > On Sun, 11 Oct 2009, Thomas Oliver wrote: > > Buy a commercial one and cry once. > > What he said. Give until it hurts, but a DB-224 or a Super Stationmaster > with upper brace are a necessity in environments where ice damage is a > possible. Do it once, do it right. > > Or do it every week/month/year. Are you paying for a tower climber? > > > Failing to have the funds you may want to build a colinear out of coax > > sections. It don't get much cheaper than that. > > > > http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/wa6svt.html > <http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/wa6svt.html> > > Wait until that develops a crackle... > > -- > Kris Kirby, KE4AHR > Disinformation Analyst > >
I thought the prefered poor-man's repeater antenna was a J-pole? Out of curiosity - are the 'square dipole' (or 'gapped loop' or whatever they want to call them) antennas usable for repeater use? Example: http://www.hamuniverse.com/loop.htm I've seen a 'hamsexy' Explorer around these parts (East Texas) with a stack of these on the roof at various frequencies. I personally dislike vertical antennas on cars (at best they generate wind noise, at worst they hit things and get bent/broken) these look like a decent option for truck/SUV use, assuming the other side is hpol too or you're willing to put up with the x-pol losses. JS
