[TowerTalk] BIG antenna/tower question

[Ken Hirschberg]

Pete - Dave Padrick, W6ANR, and Peter Dalton, W6KW, did some work on an after
market high-Q mid-element loading coil to replace linear loading on several
models of Yagis.  The claimed result was a significant improvement in pattern and
gain.
73, Ken K6HPX

Pete Smith wrote:

> 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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