[TowerTalk] Wide spaced Yagis

[Mike Gilmer - N2MG]

I know it's an anathema to some, but there are other things beside single-antenna "gain".  :)

With the little modeling I have done, it seems more elements allow better (or better adjustablilty of) parameters like F/B, SWR-bandwidth, performance in a stack, etc.  

Mike N2MG

On Wed, 01 August 2001, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:

> 
> 
> In a message dated 7/31/01 8:39:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> richard@karlquist.com writes:
> 
> > This is kind of
> >  analogous to the question of why people bother with 4 element Yagi's on a 
> 30
> >  ft boom when a 3 element on that boom has slightly more gain.
> 
>     The answer is more of a practical one. Mounting a 3L antenna puts the DE 
> close to the tower and makes it a little more difficult to rotate on a 
> sidemount than a 4L version which solves both problems. 

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