A new addition is on it’s way to the N3QO station, a used Mosley TA-33 beam. I’ve been told about Mosley antennas over the course of the last year, but much like the hexbeam, I overlooked it. Probably because I didn’t see them in the magazines or supply catalogs. Most recently after speaking with a local ham on 160m and assuming his beam was a Cushcraft A3S, I was again re-introduced to the Mosley TA-33. From what I’ve been hearing, this particular design has been around 40-50 years and it’s the one design other vendors seem to copy.

So this weekend, we travel down to Maryland to pickup our new addition. It needs a few little parts here and there, but I’m anticipating a large jump in performance from the ever popular hexbeam that graces these pages. Of course I’ll post my findings once the new antenna is installed.

This also creates the requirement to replace the existing TV style rotor with a Yaesu G800SA or better. I’m choosing the 800 as my baseline because of the planned additions to grace the mast that the Mosley is expected to populate.

More updates soon..