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DB224-E Purchase Sources

Nathan Williams All Messages By This Member #213543 Good Morning! ? Our club received a grant for a new tower and other stuff.? We look to purchase a DB224-E antenna for our project, but doggone the prices are unbelievable! ? I purchased a DB224-A 6 years ago for $573.20, and the shipping for the antenna, a spool of 7/8 feed line, and some other accessories totaled $222.02. ? The current price that I find for a DB224 is anywhere from $1,280 to $1,450 and shipping for the antenna alone anywhere from $193 to $380 depending on the vendor. ? Does anyone have any sources for "new old stock" antennas at the "old" prices or a "connection" to a vendor that will sell to a club for a better price?? We aren't in any hurry; we just want the best price.? It does need to be a brand new item for documentation within the grant program. ? Thanks & ya'll have a blessed day!
Nathan Williams All Messages By This Member #213544 Sorry, I forgot the call sign. ? K5NDW
Tom Cole All Messages By This Member #213545 开云体育 Antennas are high. We bought a Sinclair dual band, basically a DB222 with the two UHF dipoles above it, separate feeds back in 2022. It was over $1,700 by the time we got it here. They have gone crazy.? toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mar 3, 2025, at 10:32?AM, Nathan Williams via groups.io <ndwilliams1950@...> wrote: ? Sorry, I forgot the call sign. ? K5NDW
Bob Dengler All Messages By This Member #213553 ...and many of those pricey antennas aren't even low PIM; I see a business opportunity for someone.? The Ukrainian dipole arrays looked promising until we saw the phasing harness. Bob NO6B At 3/3/2025 08:35 AM, you wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text Antennas are high. We bought a Sinclair dual band, basically a DB222 with the two UHF dipoles above it, separate feeds back in 2022. It was over $1,700 by the time we got it here. They have gone crazy. On Mar 3, 2025, at 10:32?€?AM, Nathan Williams via groups.io <ndwilliams1950@...> wrote: ??? Sorry, I forgot the call sign. ? K5NDW
Keith All Messages By This Member #213554 Yeah. And if I remember right the E is the ham split that no one bought so there aren't any floating around. At least compared to the 150-160 cut that everyone did use.? And the newer ones aren't the same as the old school ones you could get 20 plus years of service out of?
Tom Cole All Messages By This Member #213556 开云体育 We have been well pleased with our Sinclair low SWR, low PIM, excellent gain. Our range from the two repeaters far exceed our expectations. toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mar 3, 2025, at 11:35?AM, Bob Dengler <no6b@...> wrote: ? ...and many of those pricey antennas aren't even low PIM; I see a business opportunity for someone.? The Ukrainian dipole arrays looked promising until we saw the phasing harness. Bob NO6B ,_
Dave Bates All Messages By This Member #213557 I’m in the market for one for the club repeater as well ! The pricing has gone outta sight ! Dave Bates toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mon, Mar 3, 2025 at 10:29?AM Nathan Williams via <ndwilliams1950=[email protected]> wrote: Good Morning! ? Our club received a grant for a new tower and other stuff.? We look to purchase a DB224-E antenna for our project, but doggone the prices are unbelievable! ? I purchased a DB224-A 6 years ago for $573.20, and the shipping for the antenna, a spool of 7/8 feed line, and some other accessories totaled $222.02. ? The current price that I find for a DB224 is anywhere from $1,280 to $1,450 and shipping for the antenna alone anywhere from $193 to $380 depending on the vendor. ? Does anyone have any sources for "new old stock" antennas at the "old" prices or a "connection" to a vendor that will sell to a club for a better price?? We aren't in any hurry; we just want the best price.? It does need to be a brand new item for documentation within the grant program. ? Thanks & ya'll have a blessed day!
Jonny Tomlinson KF6PHX All Messages By This Member #213558 开云体育 someone send me a detailed spec on those with measurements and the phasing harness info and ill see if i can replicate in my shop. If so.......then game on. jonny? kf6phx toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Tom Cole <tomcole1@...> Sent: Monday, March 3, 2025 9:58 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [repeater-builder] DB224-E Purchase Sources ? We have been well pleased with our Sinclair low SWR, low PIM, excellent gain. Our range from the two repeaters far exceed our expectations. On Mar 3, 2025, at 11:35?AM, Bob Dengler <no6b@...> wrote: ? ...and many of those pricey antennas aren't even low PIM; I see a business opportunity for someone.? The Ukrainian dipole arrays looked promising until we saw the phasing harness. Bob NO6B ,_
Dave Bates All Messages By This Member #213560 I would really prefer the Sinclair 4-bay because the harness is internal - one less thing to worry about ! Dave Bates toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mon, Mar 3, 2025 at 11:59?AM Tom Cole via <tomcole1=[email protected]> wrote: We have been well pleased with our Sinclair low SWR, low PIM, excellent gain. Our range from the two repeaters far exceed our expectations. On Mar 3, 2025, at 11:35?AM, Bob Dengler <no6b@...> wrote: ? ...and many of those pricey antennas aren't even low PIM; I see a business opportunity for someone.? The Ukrainian dipole arrays looked promising until we saw the phasing harness. Bob NO6B ,_
Dave Bates All Messages By This Member #213561 Dave Bates toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mon, Mar 3, 2025 at 12:01?PM Jonny Tomlinson KF6PHX via <jstlink=[email protected]> wrote: someone send me a detailed spec on those with measurements and the phasing harness info and ill see if i can replicate in my shop. If so.......then game on. jonny? kf6phx From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Tom Cole <tomcole1@...> Sent: Monday, March 3, 2025 9:58 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [repeater-builder] DB224-E Purchase Sources ? We have been well pleased with our Sinclair low SWR, low PIM, excellent gain. Our range from the two repeaters far exceed our expectations. On Mar 3, 2025, at 11:35?AM, Bob Dengler <no6b@...> wrote: ? ...and many of those pricey antennas aren't even low PIM; I see a business opportunity for someone.? The Ukrainian dipole arrays looked promising until we saw the phasing harness. Bob NO6B ,_ db224e-harness1.pdf db224e-harness1.pdf
Bob Dengler All Messages By This Member #213566 At 3/3/2025 10:06 AM, you wrote: Dave Bates On Mon, Mar 3, 2025 at 12:01?€?PM Jonny Tomlinson KF6PHX via <jstlink=[email protected]> wrote: someone send me a detailed spec on those with measurements and the phasing harness info and ill see if i can replicate in my shop. If so.......then game on. jonny?? kf6phx I'd like to know where you're going to find the VB-11 & VB-83 cable called out on page 2.? Non-flooded versions are unacceptable for repeater use. Bob NO6B
Chris Boone WB5ITT All Messages By This Member #213569 I have a DB224e but the harness was supposed to be bad...haven't had time to test it but the dipoles are all good? Chris WB5ITT? toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mon, Mar 3, 2025, 11:39 AM Keith via <kb8vul=[email protected]> wrote: Yeah. And if I remember right the E is the ham split that no one bought so there aren't any floating around. At least compared to the 150-160 cut that everyone did use.? And the newer ones aren't the same as the old school ones you could get 20 plus years of service out of?
Kevin Magloughlin All Messages By This Member #213581 Nobody said this was a poor man’s game! ? welcome to reality!

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