Here here!! The 1151-2 Station Master sells for around $650 and from what I can find on the net the HS9-43050 Hustler antenna sells for $500.
Steve, I think your closer to affording it than you think. Do it right once and worry about it again in 20 years. -Sean > If you're up on a rough site, where winds and ice/snow > will break "cheap" antennas, take a look to see what > else is on the tower. I bet you'll see Stationmaster > antennas, maybe with anti-sway bars. > > As much as you can't afford it, how many antennas will > you end up putting on the tower - and watching them > come crumbling down - until you CAN afford it? > > Bite the bullet. Raise money somehow. Raffle off some > used equipment. Get donations. Find a rich ham who can > order/donate one. If you already have an investment in > a good public-service repeater, do your community the > justice they deserve and go with something rated for > the environment you have. > > Bob M. > ====== > --- Steve Hutzley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Hello all, >> >> I know I'm asking a loaded question. >> >> Our club just lost our UHF antenna. The last straw >> was a wind storm. The make of the antenna that was >> up there is unknown. >> >> A stationmaster would be nice, but we cant afford >> it. >> A Decibel Products DB series - I hear are >> maintenance nightmares. >> >> We are looking at A hustler HS9-43050 - >> >> Any comments on the hustler antennas. Or other >> suggestions? >> >> 73 >> Steve >> N1TEC > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Cheap talk? > Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > http://voice.yahoo.com >
