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It's kind of like which is better - a Ford or a
Chevy (I don't like either). Point being, what you've had good luck with you'll
stick with and swear by.
Personally, I wouldn't install a fiberglass
collinear antenna for a repeater if it was free. Yet there are others who
would likely say the same thing of the folded dipole arrays (my favorite). I do
use a Comet dual band fiberglass antenna at home, but it is installed safely
inside my attic.
Chuck
WB2EDV
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 9:27
AM
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re:
Decibel Products DB-224 Antenna & Noise
Doug,
For
two meter operation a DB-224 in the only way to go but please read my privious
post about fixing new antennas before installing them.
Paul
Russ brought up the point that some techs really shy away
from the DB-224 because of the potential noise problem. I've been
scared of the fiberglass collinears because of the element solder joint
crack issue and it's resultant noise problems.
What's the commercial 'antenna of choice' for two-meter
repeater operation here at Repeater-Builder?
One more tid bit of information. Our noise began
when the tower was shortened from 440' to 360'. And a tower crew left
a steel winch line tied off for several weeks very near our DB-224.
That hints towards possible element damage or structural (i.e. loose /
disturbed hardware) problems.
--- And a huge thanks for all of the
excellent observations and advice to date!
Doug
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