> One of the best, if not the best, resources for building a full sized
40m 3 element Yagi is ON4UN's text "Low Band DXing"
> Have fun with your project! It will bring you great satisfaction when
on the air.
True - but you can have as much fun for a lot less. IMO a comparable
if not better system is to stack two 2L shorty forties. Lots cheaper,
comparable gain, choice of upper or lower antenna, ability to beam 2 different
paths and you only need regular rotators to turn them.
A local guy built a full-size 3L 40M beam and (this was years ago) the
middle chunk of aluminum for the boom was 300 bucks. Can't imagine what
the total price was. Don't forget to throw in a couple of grand for a prop
pitch to turn the thing.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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