On 6/13/97 9:57 AM, Charles H. Harpole at harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
wrote:
>Physics still says, I think, that more elements, properly placed, equal
>more gain. Could I, and physics, be wrong? K4VUD
The NBS (now NIST) studies of a couple of decades ago decisively showed
that the BOOM LENGTH was the primary factor in determining yagi gain, and
that the number of elements had surprisingly little to do with it.
(Although there were some very interesting exceptions)
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@radio.org
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-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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