[Towertalk] Is there a 2 element hf beam?

[Bob Nielsen]

On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 11:16:48AM -0500, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>     The original question was for a 'small' HF beam and the poster said that 
> the C-3 was too 'big'. Here's my suggestion: Get a C-3SS (the smallest 
> footprint C-3) and bend the ends of the elements down. You can bend 3-4 feet 
> of the end element and not notice the difference. The C-3SS has 26-foot 
> elements; bending each end 3-feet reduces the element length to 20-feet - a 
> small enough footprint? 
> 
>     I've done this a couple of times where we had elements hitting guys or 
> encroaching over the property line and it worked great. You can use sand in 
> the element to prevent element kinking; check the TT archives for past 
> discussions. 
> 
>     NONE of the 'small' antennas I know of (i.e. MA5, MiniQuad, Butterfly, 
> etc.) are all compromises in design and offer sub-par performance - the F12 
> is not a compromise and performs like a full-sized antenna. 

Steve,

I'm sure that what you mean to say is that ALL of the 'small' antennas
are compromises in design and offer sub-par performance.

73,
Bob, N7XY