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Swapped a mic and a few bucks for a set of PDL 2's still in the box, now if I can figure out how they go together. Is having both flat and vert sides worth the cost of an extra run of coax? How far do I need to keep it from my omni? The V5/8 is 40 feet in the air, where do I need to mount the beam in relation? Going higher is not a easy option so one or the other will have to move down.
That antenna is a piece of history and a few of my buddies used to have them back in the day. One ran a wilson rotor with it and he talked all over the world on that one. AVANTI made it if I am not mistaken. Good luck on this and shoot some pics for us to see when you get her up.
Is it worth it to have both runs of coax? Absolutely. Vertical for local and Horizontal for DX land.
Mounting configs? You need to keep that thing like 30+ ft away from the vertical if you plan on using them at the SAME time. If you don't plan on using them at the same time, and may want to just get a switch to use one or the other, then you can mount the vertcal above the PDL 2 on a piece of pipe or mount the vertical lower on the tower with a stand off.
A TV rotor will turn the PDL2, but I would worry about wind being an issue. The higher you get that bad boy out of the tower, the better it will work, but at the same time the more wind you're gonna pick up. I'd opt for something a little more fansy like a Ham 2 rotor or an Alliance.
How far is your coax run? You may need a coax switch that allows you to make only one run if it is over 150 feet or so, that's the length the switch starts looking financially attractive. You may find out, as many do, beams are great, but come at a price. The beam is just the beginning on the investment. Mast, hardware, rotor, support structure, coax, switch, etc. all add up fast but are worth it. Starting with nothing but the antenna, it is an easy $500-$750 to get a small beam up 40 feet right and rotating, depending on how you buy things. -drdx
Yes it's me, Dollar-98, drdx, the original all maul, shot cawla on workin this no-fade technology.
I had one on my 48' tower back in the late '70's... a fantastic antenna, small, lightweight (used a Radio Shack TV rotor which worked fine), great side rejection and not bad backside rejection from it. There should be a switch that comes with the antenna. Vertical coax goes into one side of the switch, horizontal into the other.
For the small size of a PDL-II, you got the best "bang for the buck" directional antenna you can get! I wonder why someone didn't pick up the manufacturing of the PDL...
