[Moon] 9A9B - Antenna down

[serge]

Branimir, sorry to hear about your antenna being down. I assume you check your TX coax line?? & also your power divider often a source of trouble.
Here I am using 17EL M2 & they are very good but I know in Europe many good antennas as well like YU7EF not far from your home.
If I can help you with anything please let me know
73, Serge VE1KG
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Branimir Antolic - 9A9B 
  To: Moon-Net ; Moon 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 12:40 PM
  Subject: [Moon] 9A9B - Antenna down


  Hello my EME friends,
  After more than 25 years (quarter of century :-)), my antennas are down!
  As you know it was 4 x 16el./H Tonna/F9FT yagi.
  Reason for put it down, last years my echo was not so strong as earlier and during good contest conditions, a usually made one third of QSOs than earlier.
  I am not sure if it was right decision, but I am confused, because my WSVR was all time very good (during transmission - 1KW, only few percent of reflecting power), my preamplifier is correct (around 24dB), so my main concern was that something with my antennas is wrong. Yes, I saw some changes around dipole compartment, but not anything significant.
  My confusion was even more, when I measured VSWRs on every particular antenna and on 3 antennas was around 1:1,2, but only on one was 1:1,5.
  In the same time, during this summer it was minimum 2 direct (unusual) lightning hits and after that something happened with my elevation system, so I have to see what is wrong.
  If I will have successes to repair this, next year I will buy 4 new antennas (again Tonna/17 el. or M2/12 el., will se - suggestion?).
  That's all for me, for know, wish you to have a lot of CV EME fun!
  73 de Branimir 9a9b

  Branimir Antolic - 9A9B
  Mobile:  +385 91 3653596
  e-mail:    branimirantolic at gmail.com
  WEB:     http://reocities.com/capecanaveral/9059/index.html


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