[Towertalk] 100M-long boom Yagi for 20M -- correction

[Dan H.]

Perhaps that should read "3 dB beamwidth" ?

73,
Dan  KB5MY/6

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> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] 100M-long boom Yagi for 20M -- correction
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> At 11:09 AM 1/12/03 -0500, Zyg Skrobanski wrote:
> >A typical broadcast curtain array will have a gain of 21 dBi with a
> >bandwidth of about 10°.  I guess that's why super long Yagi's
> are not used.
> >  I'm waiting for some fancy contest outfit to come on the air with their
> >own beam curtains!
> >
> >-
>
> And one of the big problems with such antennas for contest use is
> that the
> 3 degree bandwidth is too narrow for optimum coverage in Europe,
> where you
> need to "bathe" as many potential contacts with as much of your signal as
> possible.  Hence stacks......
>
> Sorry -- I meant 3-DB bandwidth...
>
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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