[TowerTalk] HF LOG-PERIODIC ANTENNAS Comments Please

[Pete Smith]

At 12:31 AM 6/23/2004, Joe Subich, K4IK wrote:
>SteppIR antennas have had far fewer problems than
>the linear loading and "helical hairpin" failure in C4
>variants.


I suspect this debate has gotten into diminishing returns, but must comment 
that my EF-240S has been up 7 years so far with no problems from either the 
linear loading or the helical hairpin match. It's not a great antenna, 
pattern-wise, and the mechanics look scarey, but at 104 feet it has stood 
everything that Ma Nature could throw at it, including a lightning hit.


73, Pete N4ZR
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