Guys,
Don't your yearn for the days were a tribander at
40' was nearly king of the hill? (Late 50's &
early 60's with super sunspot cycles)
Comparing like-sized antennas is fine but it is a
big cruel world out there with lots of tall, big
and stacked arrays. Like it or not those are the
guys you compete against. You aren't going to
"kick butt" with an 12' boom antenna. Wishful
thinking isn't going to change the outcome.
Comparisons with bigger arrays is also needed so
one can get a realistic assessment of how well you
can likely compete with the multitude. Also it
provides some info on just what it will take
(cost) to become more competitive.
I really wonder what the "average array" looks
like today. 5 elements on 20 at 100' or what?
de Brian/K3KO
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