[TowerTalk] Who is Kurt N. Sterba?

Mike Lamb n7ml@imt.net
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 18:36:32 -0600


I have never seen one person that so many antenna experts are in agreement
about (not with)!
73/Mike, N7ML

Roger Cox wrote:

> I do not think that Mr. Onnigian is Kurt N. Sterba.  If I recall, he was
> the President (or associated with) of the antenna company, "Ham-Pro
> Antennas" in Sacramento, CA.  I still have some literature from Ham-Pro
> that shows a "Phillip Onnigian KC6UPL" as the Sales Manager.  This was in
> January 1991.
>
> In this literature, a 20 meter beam (Model H20-4) is rated at "measured
> gain of 9.23 dB over a dipole".  This 4 element beam had a boom length of
> 33.58 feet.  Since this gain is approximately 1.5 dB higher than the
> theoretical gain for this boomlength and frequency, I would have my doubts
> that Kurt N. Sterba would have anything to do with this company.
>
> Roger Cox WB0DGF
>
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