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Originally Posted by Pete Higgins
...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...
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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.
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Yes, looking forward to your findings.