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[TowerTalk] KT34XA versus 5BA

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Subject: [TowerTalk] KT34XA versus 5BA
From: n4kg@juno.com (T A RUSSELL)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 07:08:55 -0600
If you are happy with the KT34XA, and since you already have it up,
the most cost effective solution would be to add a WARC beam.
The A3WS seems to do a good job for it's size and you can add 30M
as well. Many antenna guru's  believe that trap losses are small 
(<1 dB) and that the main thing you give up in trap beams is 
bandwidth, assuming the antenna is designed well to begin with. 
On the narrow WARC bands, this is not a problem.  HyGain, Mosley, 
and F12 all have duo-band Yagi's as well.  

For those who need 5 bands in a single antenna, the TH11,  F12 - 5BA,
and 5 band Quads look good.  IMHO any of these will have more gain
than a small Log Periodic.

de   Tom   N4KG


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