on 5/8/00 9:45 AM, Igor Sokolov at ua9cdc@dialup.mplik.ru wrote:
> Unless there is clear definition of a "tribander" exists I do not see much
> difference between the two stacked tribenders (which you can nickname a
> tribander with the split boom) and the one with the boom length equal to
> the sum of the above two stacked tribanders. I still believe that the
> essence of the tribander is the compromise spacing and shortened elements
> rather then method of feeding. I am not really concerned about cheaters in
> WPX. I am just trying to figure out the definition of a tribender in order
> to formulate the antenna requirements for WRTC style contest which we are
> going to have locally.
Igor,
The rules CLEARLY state a SINGLE Tri-bander. A stacked Tri-bander has added
gain over a single one.
73,
Jon
NA9D
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Jon Ogden
NA9D
Member: ARRL, AMSAT, DXCC, NRA
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