[TowerTalk] HF LOG-PERIODIC ANTENNAS Comments Please

[David Greer]

I used a Tennadyne T6 for several years with excellent
results. No traps -- and little to go wrong with the
antenna. Very nice antenna. But then I switched to a 3
element SteppIR and find it produces superior results.
Of course, it has moving parts up in the air. That's
never bothered me.

The SteppIR has the same frequency agility as a LPDA
since it tunes continuously from 13.6 to 60 MHz but
with more gain and much better f/b.

73, Dave
N4KZ









--- RCARIELLO <RCARIELLO at si.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello to all,
> I am wondering if a stack of three Log-Periodic
> Antennas is the way to go.
> At best my single tower station will have three
> Tri-Banders on it. Possibly
> a Force12 C3S around 90-60-30 feet.
> 
> I have been seeing allot of talk about the Stepper
> Antenna Systems.
> >From what I am reading, the big advantage in this
> type of antenna seems to
> be the antenna tuning to the frequency of use.
> 
> In the past I have heard negative comments that a
> Log-Periodic has allot of
> aluminum not being used. These remarks may be true
> when compared to
> Mono-Band antennas but is it true when compared to
> tri-banders.
> 
> I am wondering if anyone has any experience with the
> performance of
> Log-Periodic antennas as compared to a Tri-Banders.
> Is this the type of
> antenna to use for contest operations.
> 
> TENNADTNE ANTENNAS
> Any comments on the performance and quality of these
> antennas.
> I am considering models:
> T6---12 foot boom---6 elements
> T8---18 foot boom---8 elements
> 
> I understand both these models can be side mounded
> on my tower.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Rich AA2MF
> 
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David Greer


		
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