Re: [TowerTalk] HF LOG-PERIODIC ANTENNAS Comments Please

[Dino Darling <k6rix@earthlink.net>]

I personally like LPDAs!  There are advantages and disadvantages to everything!

If you are an ARRL Member, you can read about one man's story.
http://www.arrl.org/members-only/tis/info/pdf/0209031.pdf
http://www.realhamradio.com/Log_Periodic.htm

Talk to these guys too...
http://www.arraysolutions.com/Products/customsystems.htm

In MY opinion, if you plan on staying in the band (non-MARS), then I would 
rather have a stacked set of Force 12 or M2 antennas.  But don't sell the 
LOGS short!  They really work!

Dino - K6RIX



At 02:45 PM 06/21/2004 +0000, you wrote:
> Hello to all,
> I am wondering if a stack of three Log-Periodic Antennas is the way to go.
> At best my single tower station will have three Tri-Banders on it. Possibly
> a Force12 C3S around 90-60-30 feet.
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> I have been seeing allot of talk about the Stepper Antenna Systems.
> >From what I am reading, the big advantage in this type of antenna seems to
> be the antenna tuning to the frequency of use.
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> In the past I have heard negative comments that a Log-Periodic has allot of
> aluminum not being used. These remarks may be true when compared to
> Mono-Band antennas but is it true when compared to tri-banders.
>
> I am wondering if anyone has any experience with the performance of
> Log-Periodic antennas as compared to a Tri-Banders. Is this the type of
> antenna to use for contest operations.
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> TENNADTNE ANTENNAS
> Any comments on the performance and quality of these antennas.
> I am considering models:
> T6---12 foot boom---6 elements
> T8---18 foot boom---8 elements
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> I understand both these models can be side mounded on my tower.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Rich AA2MF
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