On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 11:16:48AM -0500, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> The original question was for a 'small' HF beam and the poster said that
> the C-3 was too 'big'. Here's my suggestion: Get a C-3SS (the smallest
> footprint C-3) and bend the ends of the elements down. You can bend 3-4 feet
> of the end element and not notice the difference. The C-3SS has 26-foot
> elements; bending each end 3-feet reduces the element length to 20-feet - a
> small enough footprint?
>
> I've done this a couple of times where we had elements hitting guys or
> encroaching over the property line and it worked great. You can use sand in
> the element to prevent element kinking; check the TT archives for past
> discussions.
>
> NONE of the 'small' antennas I know of (i.e. MA5, MiniQuad, Butterfly,
> etc.) are all compromises in design and offer sub-par performance - the F12
> is not a compromise and performs like a full-sized antenna.
Steve,
I'm sure that what you mean to say is that ALL of the 'small' antennas
are compromises in design and offer sub-par performance.
73,
Bob, N7XY
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