Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Stupid Question about Db antennas.

2008-01-29 Thread Nate Duehr
Larry Wagoner wrote: I have my hands on what I believe to be a Sinclair 224 Antenna. It is similar to a DB224, but has a smaller diameter mast, with thicker wall, and the harness is interior to the mast. The dipoles are fed through the interior of the bracket that holds the dipoles. Other

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Stupid Question about Db antennas.

2008-01-28 Thread Curt Seaton
I don't know if you have the capability to do the following, but I successfully tested a 4 bay Sinclair two meter antenna that had been damaged to verify all elements were indeed connected internally and functioning. I positioned the antenna horizontally on my deck (greater than 10 feet above

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Stupid Question about Db antennas.

2008-01-26 Thread Maxwell D Pratt
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, dallasreact112 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a question about the DB base antennas such as the DB-224, DB- 420, etc. As most of you know they consist of folded dipole trombones Bernie Parker K5BP Bernie There is no such thing as a stupid

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Stupid Question about Db antennas.

2008-01-26 Thread Larry Wagoner
At 08:27 AM 1/26/2008, you wrote: There is no such thing as a stupid question . If you want to know something just ask. you might get some stupid answers but you might get the one you are looking for too. Since we are in such a giving mood - let me ask something ... I have my hands on what I

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Stupid Question about Db antennas.

2008-01-25 Thread Laryn Lohman
Just so we're singing from the same page, a few comments first. Pointing the dipoles all in one direction, for instance, increases the gain of a DB224 from 6dbd to 9dbd in the favored direction. And off the *back*, there is still a gain of 3dbd. It has a front-to-back ratio of 6db. Useful, but

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Stupid Question about Db antennas.

2008-01-25 Thread res1q6fs
-Builder] Re: Stupid Question about Db antennas. Just so we're singing from the same page, a few comments first. Pointing the dipoles all in one direction, for instance, increases the gain of a DB224 from 6dbd to 9dbd in the favored direction. And off the *back*, there is still a gain of 3dbd