Hi,

I need your advice. Here are my needs :
I'd like to DXing on portable at 100W SSB. I am looking for a directive
antenna displaying an interesting gain and F/B. Another factor to consider
is the price but I am not ready to build the antenna myself. The rotation of
the mast/antenna will be insured manually.
I have thus to use the lightest 2-ele quad or a 3-ele beam.

My weight being close to 65 kg the weight of this antenna should be of 20 kg
max (at first sight. I don't exactly know what weight I canb lift up, but
probably not much)
If this is a quad I think that I can still place it 3-5m high max (the lower
string being 1 to 2m over ground), for sure much higher for the beam.
The overall length of the antenna cannot exceed 4-5m and the possible boom
must be telescopic or easy to assemble as all parts could enter in a medium
size car (so elements to assemble must be 2.5m long max or so)

So I am looking for a dealer manufacturering light elements or collapsible
antennas or easy to setup (in less than 30 min-1h)
At last I prefer a full length quad or, if that exists, a quad using traps
(but I've never seen that) but the beam could use traps and the ends.
This antenna must be tuned on 20m or maybe a tri-bander 20-15-10 or
20-17-15m

Is this a dream or not ? If not, do you know some manufacturers providing
such antennas ?

Excepted Hexa-Beam Light models, I don't really know other dealers (and BBQ
is a shortened quad and quite heavy and Titanex sells only large beams and
verticals).
Do you have some good experience in the field in erecting such /P beams ?.
If you do, what model do (did) you use ?

Thanks for your comments

Thierry
ON4SKY
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