[TowerTalk] Quad Design...

[Paul Playford]

The 2 element quad will be great for working Europe or Asia.  I suggest a 2
or 3 element yagi at 20-30 feet above ground level for working domestic
contests.

During the contest season I mount a Force 12 C3 on a 37 foot mast in
addition to my 4 element monobander stack on my 72 foot crank-up tower.  I
find that if the stations are closer than about 2500 miles the C3 down low
will out perform the high antennas.  I proved this by running the crank-up
down to 24 feet where everything was equal on the close in stuff.

de Paul, W8AEF

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dino Darling" <k6rix at earthlink.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 7:04 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Quad Design...


> Greetings!
>
> I rescued an old Cubex 2-element, tri-band quad.  I would like to build a
> 2-element 20 meter beam centered on 14.250Mhz for Field Day.  Knowing that
> this antenna is a compromise for the three bands, it is my belief that it
> could be optimized for 20 meter phone.
>


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