Lee Buller wrote:
>
> Hey...you guys were on the ball. I was wondering who would bring up the
> fact that the height above the ground dictates angle of radiation.
>
> That is by large IMHO where people get whopper-jawed with yagis. Got to
> have them up in the air to work. But there is something to say about longer
> booms and more elements, but I don't think you see that much improvement on
> HF antennas. You'll see that more in VHF and in beam width.
>
> Question: If a TA-33 and a TH7 are at 100 feet...which one will work better?
>
> Respectfully
>
> Lee
> k0wa@southwind.net
>
Lee,
I can give you an almost answer to the question. I had a TH-3 at 125ft
which was replaced by a TH-7. The TH-3 played well at that elevation
and routinely beat guys with a 204BA at 60-90 ft. The TH-7 plays even
better and and is best tri-bander I've owned in 33 years of DXing. One
big advantage to TH-7 is the bandwidth in comparison to a TH-3. The
TH-7 is below 1.75/1.00 across the entire 20 mtr band. I've never seen
a 3 element tri-bander that could make this claim.
73
Larry L
wa0etc@ix.netcom.com
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