[TowerTalk] rotating delta loop

[K7LXC at aol.com]

>>  Nope.. the best you can do is go buy the report from  someone who
> actually tested them.
>
>> I've been trying  to convince the radio club at JPL that we should, as a
> public service,  do an HF antenna gain measurement festival on the Mesa
> antenna range.  We've got calibrated gear, multiple transmitter sites at
> 1200 feet, 3000  feet, and more, with big valleys in between.

>  Your reward for  doing this would be to get endless flack from the
manufacturers of the losing  antennas.  You could even get sued.
Remember Bose Audio suing consumer  reports?  You would also get
flack from the acolytes (eg Bose-o-philes)  of the manufacturers.
You should do this testing under the auspices of the  ARRL test lab
to protect yourself.
 
    Au contraire. N0AX and I have published 2 actual  on-the-air antenna 
comparison tests with a couple of dozen antennas and haven't  heard from 
anyone except readers who have appreciated the work involved and the  unbiased 
results. 
 
    The Tribander Comparison and Vertical Comparison  reports are both 
available from championradio.com. 
 
Cheers,
Steve      K7LXC
TOWER TECH
and 
Champion Radio Products