Re: [Repeater-Builder] New UHF repeater antenna suggestions

27 Aug 2004 04:57:13 -0000

can you give me any info on a vender you might know of? I have been looking and cant seem to find one.
 
Thanks!
tom

russ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There are still vendors who stock the below cut in the Ham bands. 440 to 450 MHz you should buy one already in the Ham bands.
Why spend your money on a new DB products in the wrong band to start with?
73, Russ, W3CH
 
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Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] New UHF repeater antenna suggestions

Would i want to go with the 408-A (406-420) or the 408-B (450-470)? Do you know if either of these antennas are tunable by the end user? The website is not clear about that. The repeater is going to be 441.850/446.850.
 
Thanks again for your input!
 
Tom

Chuck Kelsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

DB-408 will give you decent gain without the extra length and cost of the
DB-420. It has 4-bays (8 elements).

It will give you good close-in coverage with HT's that the higher gain
antennas can't give. If most of your potential users are 10-15 miles away,
the DB-420 (8-bays, 16 elements) is not the best choice.

Chuck
WB2EDV


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From: "tgundo2003" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:58 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] New UHF repeater antenna suggestions


> Hey all-
>
> I am in the process of putting up a new UHF repeater in the area and
> I am looking for any input on which antenna might best suit my needs.
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> Let me give you some background:
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> It is a motorola Mitrek 30 watt UHF converted to a full duplex. The
> radios are up and running in the shack. I am looking into a preamp
> for the radio as well(Ill take suggestions on that as well!)
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> The repeater site is a water tower in the area, appx. 150ft agl. It
> is a virgin site, no other antennas or radio gear there now. There is
> nothing obstrructing the site in any direction. I want omni-
> directional coverage from the site.
>
> I will be fabricating the antenna mount to my needs, however I would
> like to try to keep the antenna as lightweight as possible, without
> sacrificing too much performance or duribility, to make for ease of
> installation. 16 bay with heavy mast is out of the question.
>
> I was considering a Decibel Products DB-636 for its 6 dbd of gain and
> being relativly lightweight and simple to mount from the base. I also
> looked at the Hustler Spirit Series. I want a good antenna up there,
> I really don't want to make that climb often. However I see all kinds
> of comments out there about staying away from fiberglass antennas for
> repeaters. This causes me to look into this more closely.
>
> Any advise or suggestions would be helpful and appreciated!
>
> Thanks and 73's
>
> de Tom
> W9SRV
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