on 11/14/02 12:17 AM, Dino Darling at k6rix@arrl.net wrote:
> I learned more about LPDA's from this article than anything I've read to
> date! I will have to re-read the article myself, but I remember talk about
> front-to-back figures that were BETTER than a small yagi.
I could believe they have better F/B than a small Yagi. I also believe that
a good sized LPDA would outperform a small beam. However, I am not
completely sold on the idea of absolutely better performance.
I'll have to look into it since I am currently perusing what sort of antenna
to get to replace my TA-33.
73,
Jon
NA9D
-------------------------------------
Jon Ogden
NA9D (ex: KE9NA)
Citizen of the People's Democratic Republik of Illinois
Life Member: ARRL, NRA
Member: AMSAT, DXCC
http://www.qsl.net/na9d
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
|