[TowerTalk] 6m beam idea

[Bill Turner]

The quad-yagi hybrid has been around for years and is known as a
"Quagi". They work fine, but in my opinion are more trouble than they
are worth. I have had both quads and yagis and for me, no more quads. It
is true their performance is excellent while they hold together, but
they are a mechanical train wreck waiting to happen. Add an extra
element or two to a yagi and you can get equal performance with far
greater mechanical reliability. Others will disagree (strongly) but
that's what I think.

73, Bill W6WRT


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On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:42:43 -0400, "Marc Tessier - VE3TES"
<ve3tes at cogeco.ca> wrote:

>Well now that my R7 project is complete I am toying with an idea for a 6 meter beam, thinking of using a quad reflector and a folded dipole for the driver with perhaps one or 2 directors, has anyone made such an animal before? If so I would be very interested in hearing from you, or just any basic advise anyone could offer.