on 11/15/02 7:45 PM, Ronald KA4INM Youvan at ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com wrote:
> That's not what I was taught.
>
> How many horizontal elements does a horizontally polarized 2 element yaggi
> have?
2
> How many horizontal elements does a horizontally polarized 2 element quad
> have?
2 NOT 4. There is the same number of elements. It's just a different type
of element. In a quad your driven element is a loop and so are your
parasitics. In a yagi, it's a dipole. Both are equivalent.
73,
Jon
NA9D
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