[TowerTalk] BIG antenna/tower question

[Pete Smith]

At 07:51 AM 7/17/00 -0400, Tom Rauch wrote:
>
>> Maybe a little off-subject, but anyone knowing the answer to this has to
>> be a well-versed tower expert also. My question, can anyone comment on who
>> builds a top-notch performance 80 meter yagi?
>
>Most commercial 80 meter yagi's use lossy linear loading. You 
>might consider homebrewing something using hi-Q lumped loading.

Somewhere back in the Towertalk archives you'll find a discussion (maybe a
web page also) concerning some California experiments on modifying KLM
linear-loaded 80m yagis to use lumped loading -- as I recall the results
seemed quite an improvement, although anecdotal.

73, Pete Smith N4ZR

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