[TowerTalk] Quad Design...

[Paul Playford]

Many years ago I had a 2 element 20m quad on a 6 foot boom at 90 feet.  It
was absolutely worthless on 20m and I am convinced that it was because the
boom was too short.  And I did adjust the driven element for resonance and
the reflector for best Front to Back.

I believe if it had been on a .2 wavelength boom (13.124 feet) I would have
been happy with it.

de Paul, W8AEF

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Floyd Sense" <sentek at sprintmail.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>; "Dino Darling" <k6rix at earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Quad Design...


> No reason to go with a boom that long.  8' is quite adequate and much
easier
> to handle when erecting.
>
> K8AC
>



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