In a message dated 7/31/01 8:39:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
richard@karlquist.com writes:
> This is kind of
> analogous to the question of why people bother with 4 element Yagi's on a
30
> ft boom when a 3 element on that boom has slightly more gain.
The answer is more of a practical one. Mounting a 3L antenna puts the DE
close to the tower and makes it a little more difficult to rotate on a
sidemount than a 4L version which solves both problems.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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