No word on performance, but I'd be willing to bet it's as least as good as an Arrow.
It's expensive compared to an Arrow, especially an Arrow with no diplexer, but I'd still love to try it. I've never been fond of the way Arrow elements screw together to mount on the boom. This is much more robust, and they can be removed with an Allen wrench.
The biggest disadvantage I see is that it doesn't look like you can connect coax to it with BNC connectors. It appears you have to strip your coax cable and attach the leads to a pair of screw terminals. That's a potential point of mechanical failure and water entry if you don't seal and secure things properly.
73,
Ken , VE3HLS
On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 8:58 AM Ted Krempa via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
Whilst perusing the new DX Engineering catalog, I see a new ‘arrow style’ hand held using loops and supposedly weighing only about 1 ¾ lbs. It appears well constructed. A bit pricey…
Any thoughts on performance, etc.?
73, Ted
K7TRK
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