[Antennas] 26B2 - puzzle for the weekend.

Sun Apr 15 20:56:23 EDT 2012

I also have the 214B "Jr Boomer". I have been holding onto it for about a
decade. I am beginning think think this would all be easier if I had not
acquired the 26B2.
The "swing shift" idea sounds cool but I think that may get a little
involved with the 26B2.
On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Jim Hargrave <w5ifp at gvtc.com> wrote:
> Tim,
>> I have a Cushcraft 214B, 14 element beam that I have configured for FM and
> SSB.
> I removed 1/2 of the elements and slid the boom thru a CDE TV style rotator
> and clamped it in place. I then re-installed the elements. I mounted this
> sideways on the Mast about 10ft above my TH-6.
>> I remotely rotate the antenna from Horizontal to Vertical. So the one
> antenna works both polarities. This has some added advantages. Sometimes
> there is a polarity shift on 2m, so I can compensate for this by rotating
> the antenna polarity to optimize the signal.
> This setup has worked well for the past 25 years.
>> I see no reason you could not do something similiar with the 26B2.
>> 73s de Jim
> W5IFP
>