Hi Bob, How does the 4 element 205ca compare to the original 5 element design at max gain setting of 7.3dbd? Is the 7.3dbd valid? Hy-Gain 205CA, Max gain Setting 14.100 14.200 14.300 MHz 5 elements,
Jim, you are right. What I plan to do is put up a 205BA and then compare it with a 4 element SteppIR. (I won't tell anyone that I am only using 4 of the elements. Let's keep it a secret, OK?). Yagi p
Bob, If you want a good test, run it as a blind test. Get yourself a two position switch and ask someone else to connect the coaxes from the two antennas to the switch, and simply number the switch p
Presumably this is because you want "optimum" spacing between elements (i.e. a boom length optimized for 20m will be too long on 10m, and vice versa)? What about a long boom with, say, 6 SteppiR elem
Yagi performance is a function of boom length, not the number of elements. There are limits to this generalization and it all depends on your definition of performance. Two elements on a 34' boom (fo
If you have a copy of YO it is very easy to see what effect element spacing has on gain and f/b. If you optimize it on 15 for example and then move to 20 and keep the element spacing the same as it w
You comment doesn't really deserve an answer as you are stating the obvious. The only thing you didn't mention was 1 element on a 34 foot boom. You are obviously using a SteppIR and I revert to my ea
The SteppIR antenna configurations are stored in the controller. There are 51 "antennas" stored in memory in the controller. These antennas we're designed using YO-Pro and EZNEC, and verified on Flui