The DB 404 and 408 are great antennas, however I just purchased an Antenex YDA-4404 which is a regular 4 bay dipole. It is not as heavy duty as the DB antennas but is still better than most fiberglass antennas. It is tuneable and it tends to be about half of the price of the DB as well. I think I paid around $180 for it on the web. http://www.antenex.com/index051206.htm
thanks James N0QZV --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Well, it finally happened. We got hit by lightning. And it blew the > antenna in half on the 444.325 machine here at the college. > > It wasn't a great antenna to begin with, obviously. We'd like to go > back with something much better if possible. We're thinking maybe a > multibay folded dipole antenna of some sort with an omni pattern like > the DB 404, but if there's a better choice we'd love to hear it. > > There don't seem to be a lot of choices in antennas tuned for Amateur > Repeaters. Most of the ones we're seeing are Part 90 antennas > (450-470 MHz). I don't know how much trouble it would be to retune > one or in the case of phased folded dipoles if it's even possible. > > What is the consensus Best UHF Repeater Antenna, considering all the > above (omnidirectional, probably no more than 100 watts)? > > Thanks in advance, > > Jeff/KD4RBG >
