[Antennas] Re: antenna replacement

Thu Mar 29 19:09:26 EST 2007

Here's my current situation.
A friend of mine who has a Alpha Delta antenna on the roof of his apartment 
building had it taken down due to the roofers working on the roof. Now that 
the antenna must be put back up. I was wondering is there any other better 
antenna than the Alpha Delta that will handle 10 to 80 m bands and is no 
longer than 80 feet long? Or should I just leave it? Of course this will not 
take place until next weekend. So I thought in the meantime to put this 
question on the reflector.
The other question is. If there is no other antenna better to replace the 
Alpha Delta. What should I be looking for in terms of damage on this current 
antenna. The antenna has been on the roof for about 10 years and this is the 
first time it has been examined since it was put up. I can say for sure that 
before the roofers took the antenna down it was in good working order.
I personally will be one of the people helping putting the antenna back up. 
I will also have antenna analyzer with me.
Any suggestions or comments are greatly appreciated.
73's Hart va3kis