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Old 6-Jun-2013, 9:35 AM   #17
tripelo
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HDB8X 8-Bay Bow Tie Antenna

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Originally Posted by Pete Higgins View Post
...I am impressed with the way this antenna is designed. First off, the 16 individual 8” elements appear to be stamped from 1.66 mm (~0.065”) sheet aluminum...
Thanks Pete, for your assessment of the 8-bay construction.

The length of the elements seems encouraging. That 8 inch length is comparable to the 'original' CM-4228, so the antenna should have better low UHF response than say the DB-8 (6.5 inches as reported here). Also, the stamped flat element may have slightly better bandwidth (less SWR across the band) than the commonly used wire elements.

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...Hopefully, this weekend I'll have time to get it mounted and on the air.
Yes, looking forward to your findings.
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