[TowerTalk] Multi-band HF antenna replacement

[Michael Tope]

Jim Brown wrote:

>On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:14:03 -0700, xdavid at cis-broadband.com wrote:
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>>That's a very flawed comment.  Reception is a function of signal-to-
>>noise ratio, not absolute gain.  People can hear great with all sorts 
>>of receiving antennas (small loops, beverages, etc) that make horrible
>>transmitting antennas.  I'll take Steve's actual field tests over your 
>>anecdotal reception reports any day.
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>I strongly agree, Dave. Steve and Ward did very careful measurements of 
>these antennas in a well controlled test setup. My Beverages hear very 
>well too, but they'd make lousy transmit antennas. 
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>73,
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>Jim K9YC
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I'll stick my neck out and play devils advocate here. Kirk does very 
well in contests and always seems to have a good signal on the bands. 
AC1O/4 used one of those big Moseley beams when he was active from Port 
St. Lucie, Fl about 15 years ago. He produced some outstanding scores. I 
realize those are unscientific anecdotal observations that don't prove 
anything and nobody wants to admit that they spent a lot of money on a 
lemon, but is it possible that the Moseley has a consistency problem and 
that Steve and Ward tested a dud that wasn't representative of typical 
performance?

73, Mike W4EF..............