[SEDXC] Small Beam

Bill Coleman aa4lr at arrl.net
Fri Jun 18 20:51:16 PDT 2010


On Jun 18, 2010, at 6:14 PM, Neil Foster wrote:

> Does anyone know of a small beam 10/15/20, other than the Butternut 
> Butterfly that has a small turning radius (8-10 feet or less if such 
> a thing exists).

The Cushcraft MA5B has a turning radius of 8.8 feet. Should work about as well as the Butternut HF5B.

I used an HF4B for a while. While it's not a bad beam, it isn't nearly as nice as the Cushcraft A3S.

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