[TowerTalk] Unusual Tri-band Performance ??

[Dale L Martin]

Michael J. Donohue VE3YF wrote:
 
>   I overhead a conversation on 20m the other day where someone said
> he was using a Cushcraft A3S, which has been modified to act like on
> 10,15 &20 as a monoband 5 element Long John on a 55'  wide spaced
> beam. It has on 20m at least a 25+ dB F/B ratio and 13-14 dB forward
> gain. He won't give up the secret but for a tribander on a 14' boom, this
> seems almost too good to be true. Will this put Force-12 and M2 and
> other makers of large monoband beams out of business?
>
> 73 De Mike
> VE3YF

But, was he using rope in his elements? 


73,
dale, kg5u