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High Sierra Antennas
Has anyone used their products ? I looked on E-ham net reviews, and the results are a mixed bag. What i'm interested in is their new "Frontier" multi-band antenna (consisting of a remote screwdriver HF antenna, and a UHF/VHF antenna that are mounted on a tripod). But for $675, the price is in "outrageous" territory. Wondering if anyone has actually purchased/used one, and if it's worth the money. Yeah, i'm lazy, don't feel like messing around with manually moving taps on a coil, or have to adjust lengths of the antenna sections each time i switch bands. 2nd Question: ...... mounting a scanner antenna near the antennas for the rig, what do most folks use to prevent blowing out the rx front end on the scanner ? (from keying up the HF rig). |
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High Sierra Antennas
On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:02:15 -0500, "noespaem"
wrote: Has anyone used their products ? I looked on E-ham net reviews, and the results are a mixed bag. What i'm interested in is their new "Frontier" multi-band antenna (consisting of a remote screwdriver HF antenna, and a UHF/VHF antenna that are mounted on a tripod). But for $675, the price is in "outrageous" territory. Wondering if anyone has actually purchased/used one, and if it's worth the money. Yeah, i'm lazy, don't feel like messing around with manually moving taps on a coil, or have to adjust lengths of the antenna sections each time i switch bands. 2nd Question: ...... mounting a scanner antenna near the antennas for the rig, what do most folks use to prevent blowing out the rx front end on the scanner ? (from keying up the HF rig). Hmm. Most folks use xtance. w. |
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High Sierra Antennas
Since I don't own one, you have to take this as a generalization.
Any HF mobile antenna is going to be a compromise, just won't be as 'good' as a real-live full sized antenna. If that same mobile HF antenna is used as a base, it's still gonna be a compromise. Of course, if you don't have the room for that real-live full sized antenna, then that little one is certainly a better option than no antenna at all. The cost of this antenna relates more to convenience than anything else. Just how much is convenience worth to you? Being naturally cheap, I can change a lot of 'taps' for that amount of money, so I'm not likely to own one very soon (after I win the lottery!). I don't have any deed restrictions, and quite frankly, I couldn't care less what the neighbors think about antennas... within reason. The VHF antenna and the HF antenna. As previously said, distance between the two makes for 'better'. What's the 'best' distance? A nice answer is, as much as possible. That's the same for any two (or more) antennas not just HF/VHF. Along with not having a 'zap' happen, it's also nice if the radiation/reception patterns are disturbed as little as possible. Great answer, huh? Lot's of specifics, CYAs, and so on. Oh well... - 'Doc |
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