[TowerTalk] Log Periodics

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To quote the honorable Dr. Heisenluft:

"Since nobody can actually know the performance of their antenna, it
has to be that antennas are 95% mental and 5% metal."

73 de Brian/K3KO


K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 12/6/00 10:42:02 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> Dinsterdog@aol.com writes:
> 
> > I have a Tennadyne T6 log periodic.  In 1999's CQWWSSB, I placed third in
> the
> >
> >  zero district, SOABHP, mostly due to the number of Q's I worked on 10, 15
> > and
> >  20 meters with the T6. The guys who beat me have about 10 times the
> aluminum
> >
> >  up vs my log periodic........so I think the T-6 showed it is a solid
> antenna
> >
> >  considering it's on a 13 foot boom a top a 55 foot tower- Theres a lot of
> >  good antennas out there- but the log periodic seems to have a crowd of
> >  disbelievers- But for the money, the spaced used, and the over-all
> >  performance, along with the number of bands one gets with a single
> feedline-
> >  it is a good antenna choice for contesting, considering the expense and
> >  resources needed for running monobanders.
> 
>     FYI the mult station (or second station) at W6GO is an LP. He says that
> the reason he likes it is because it's got a bigger forward pattern than a
> monobander or even a tribander which is useful in contesting where a real
> sharp antenna can be a disadvantage.
> 
> Cheers,    Steve    K7LXC
> Tower Tech
> Champion Radio Products

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