At 12:34 AM 4/21/2010, you wrote:
>what is the lightning like in your area? >If it is anything like it is here in Florida... go with a commercial grade >antenna... otherwise your putting up a toothpick maker.... If on a site where any weather extremes are possible - wind, snow, ice, lightning, whatever, spend the money on commercial grade antennas, they'll pay for themselves in the long run. I use a dual band antenna on my (analog) repeater here, but the environment is a domestic one. It's not an exposed tower on top of a mountain. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com
