[TowerTalk] C31XR versus SteppIR

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/11/2007 11:11:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  Interestingly, nobody has included OptiBeam in the  discussion.  Their 
stated gain is higher than F12 and therefore closer to  SteppIR.


    Aye, and there's the rub. The reason that N0AX  and myself embarked on 
our antenna comparison tests was that YOU CAN'T BELIEVE  ANTENNA MANUFACTURER'S 
PERFORMANCE CLAIMS. 
 
    Currently Force 12 and SteppIR are the only  manufacturers that use our 
protocol to produce useful  comparable performance figures.  If Optibeam 
figures were produced  similarly, then I'd be more inclined to believe them. 
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
Champion Radio Products
Cell: 206-890-4188








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