[TowerTalk] A "good deal"

Pete Smith n4zr@contesting.com
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 22:24:27 +0000


At 02:35 PM 1/28/00 -0600, Greg Gobleman wrote:
>My question is about this Rai-Beam.  I have seen very little on this antenna
>and no good quality photos.  What little I have seen looks like yagi type
>elements with gamma matches on them.  If it is similar to the yagi
>construction, how are you telling EZNEC that it is different enough to get
>real world, observable, gain advantages over most yagi construction?  Where
>can I find Good info on this Rai-Beam antenna?  Length, construction and
>Good Photos?


EZNEC modeling is only as good as the fidelity of the model, and subject to
the limitations of the NEC-2 engine.  I would love to see K7GCO's .EZ file,
to test for myself.  To me that would be a lot more useful than
photographs, though I wouldn't mind those either.


73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com 

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