[TowerTalk] Bobtails

[Garry & Yelena]

ATanner283@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hi All.....................Anyone willing to relate any experiance with the
> bobtail curtail antenna???? I am considering putting one up for 40 meters.
> Thanks....Al/W8FAX
> 
The bobtail is a broadside array and its gain is primarily from
narrowing its azimuth. This is fine if there is one particular  pair of
directions you prefer, but for wide coverage you will need several.
-- 
Garry Shapiro, NI6T
160 meters: not a band, but an obsession

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