Chaney wrote:
I used the measurements in the little manual that came with it...I used the
multiples of low loss coax stipulated in the manual...across the band I was
using it on - 27.275 & 27.595 - it had almost perfect swr...vertical &
horizontal...to be totally honest I don't think I ever used the vertical
side of it...I had a starduster for local contact...this I bought second
hand from a guy I had never met but saw it on the side of his
house...knocked his door...and asked if he wanted to sell it...I even had to
fetch the thing down myself...

agreed. the flat side was excellant. had a big stick for locals.

Over the years I have messed with many antennas...and they haven't all been
that easy...I had a Sigma IV and never got the swr right on that no matter
how many times I tried...also a new in the box Starduster 2...wanna know
what I did with that...jumped up and down on it...then gave it away...

lol



I live around 100 miles from the nearest coastline...but even then I went to
the nearest car spares shop and bought a tin of lacquer and sprayed the
antenna...when I took it down it still looked almost new...

i took mine down and it now happily resides (in pieces) in minnesota.
going to be part of a stacked configuration. that i want to see...

--
Chaney

Chaney's World
http://www.chaney.i12.com/

"jim" wrote in message
...


Chaney wrote:

Setting up wasn't a problem...it was very easy...it stood up to the

elements

quite well...I took it down to replace it with a 2m antenna...I wish I

had

put it away for a rainy day instead of selling it...

--
Chaney

Chaney's World
http://www.chaney.i12.com/

"jim" wrote in message
...


Bert Craig wrote:


"NIW" wrote in message
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http://www.signalengineering.com/

Looks like a Moonraker rip off to me!

NIW!


The Moonraker series are crossed Yagis with a quad reflector. The PDL

II

is


a Polar Diversity Loop. The Signal Engineering quads are just that,

true

quads. Less noise and a tad more theoretical gain than the Moonraker

series.


All are great performers though.

73 de Bert
WA2SI



have to add that the pdlii's can be a pain to set up considering the

copper


wire. they hold up fairly well as mine was subjected to a lot of salt

water


intrusion being close (within 1k') to the long island sound.
jogunn makes nice products...




ok then, the pdlii was easy to set up eh? how did you do your swr
adjustments? where in the uk are you located? anywhere near the coast?

I have now found the photographs of my PDL2...I'll post them to a site in
the next few days...

--
Chaney

Chaney's World
http://www.chaney.i12.com/

"jim" wrote in message
...


Chaney wrote:
I used the measurements in the little manual that came with it...I used
the
multiples of low loss coax stipulated in the manual...across the band I
was
using it on - 27.275 & 27.595 - it had almost perfect swr...vertical &
horizontal...to be totally honest I don't think I ever used the vertical
side of it...I had a starduster for local contact...this I bought second
hand from a guy I had never met but saw it on the side of his
house...knocked his door...and asked if he wanted to sell it...I even
had to
fetch the thing down myself...

agreed. the flat side was excellant. had a big stick for locals.

Over the years I have messed with many antennas...and they haven't all
been
that easy...I had a Sigma IV and never got the swr right on that no
matter
how many times I tried...also a new in the box Starduster 2...wanna know
what I did with that...jumped up and down on it...then gave it away...

lol



I live around 100 miles from the nearest coastline...but even then I
went to
the nearest car spares shop and bought a tin of lacquer and sprayed the
antenna...when I took it down it still looked almost new...

i took mine down and it now happily resides (in pieces) in minnesota.
going to be part of a stacked configuration. that i want to see...

--
Chaney

Chaney's World
http://www.chaney.i12.com/

"jim" wrote in message
...


Chaney wrote:

Setting up wasn't a problem...it was very easy...it stood up to the

elements

quite well...I took it down to replace it with a 2m antenna...I wish I

had

put it away for a rainy day instead of selling it...

--
Chaney

Chaney's World
http://www.chaney.i12.com/

"jim" wrote in message
...


Bert Craig wrote:


"NIW" wrote in message
...



http://www.signalengineering.com/

Looks like a Moonraker rip off to me!

NIW!


The Moonraker series are crossed Yagis with a quad reflector. The PDL

II

is


a Polar Diversity Loop. The Signal Engineering quads are just that,

true

quads. Less noise and a tad more theoretical gain than the Moonraker

series.


All are great performers though.

73 de Bert
WA2SI



have to add that the pdlii's can be a pain to set up considering the

copper


wire. they hold up fairly well as mine was subjected to a lot of salt

water


intrusion being close (within 1k') to the long island sound.
jogunn makes nice products...




ok then, the pdlii was easy to set up eh? how did you do your swr
adjustments? where in the uk are you located? anywhere near the coast?

Chaney wrote in message ...

no comments on top posting please...


What are you doing trolling the "USA group"?
LMOA. ;~)