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Re: [TenTec] Editing (Twinlead-fed Beam),

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Editing (Twinlead-fed Beam),
From: Tommy <aldermant@alltel.net>
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Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:01:37 -0500
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At Friday 07:57 AM 1/20/2006, you wrote:
>In the 70's I built a 2M beam that used a double
>extended zepp as the driven element.  I put 1/2 wave
>dipoles on each side of the boom as directors and
>reflectors of the appropriate lengths and spacing.  I
>centered the high current points on the dipoles with
>the high current points in the 5/8 wave, and fed it
>with 450 ohm line to a balanced tuner.  The thing had
>a great pattern, great balance, and a lot of gain.
>
>73  W9OY

Yes, those 2 element EDZ yagi's have great gain and a 36 degree 
beamwidth if up a half wave or multiple). I have on made for 20m and 
broke an Eu pile up on 9N7CQ while running 100 watts out. The gain of 
the 20m yagi up a half wave, according to Eznec is 14.7 dBi....not shabby1

Tom - W4BQF 

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