Re: [TowerTalk] step away from steppir, Son

["Bob Maser" <bmaser@tampabay.rr.com>]

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 earlier statement:  don't call 
my kid ugly.

Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W7CE" <w7ce@curtiss.net>
To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] step away from steppir, Son


> > 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 (for 20M) will not
> have good gain or F/R.  With three elements you can get good gain (>9.4 
> dBi)
> or good F/R (>20 dB), but not at the same time.  Your statement is correct
> if you are only discussing the difference between four or five elements
> (maybe six also, but I can't think of a good reason to do that).
>
> 73,
> Clay  W7CE


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