[amsat-bb] Arrow Antenna Split Boom, cut different ?

[Arrow146@xxxxxxx]

Hello, Bob
Your right Bob, we made the cut only for making the boom a smaller
size for packing.
We had not thought of using the antenna as a half size.

This is the first I have heard of anyone doing it.
We still sell the antenna with a full length boom,
so anyone can cut it how they like.
I will have to think about that.
We will see if we get any requests for a boom cut that way.
Thanks for the info.

73 Al Lowe N0IMW 
Arrow Antenna 


In a message dated 5/25/00 8:35:34 AM, bruninga@nadn.navy.mil writes:

>From day-one I cut my Arrow in half since it is overkill on the digital
>birds.  Thus, I can use the lower half as 4 elements on UHF and 2 elements
>on VHF.  If I need more gain, it takes only 2 seconds to stick on the
>upperhalf.
>
>BUT I WAS AMAZED to see that the way Arrow now sells the "split" boom
>version, they cut the boom at the 3rd UHF element so you cannot even use
>it in its HALF configuration.  The only thing you can do with the lower
>half the way they did it is to use 3 elements on UHF and only the VHF feed
>dipole which is now then drastically missmatched.
>
>By cutting it right above the middle 2m element like I did, you get a
>fully usable HALF-ARROW.  I leave this half fully assembled on my
>dashboard of the car and it is great for receiveng the birds including
>the
>9600 baud digital ones to my THD7 HT.  If I need to transmit, I stick on
>the driven element and reflectors.  Still quite usable..
>de WB4APR, Bob
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