[TowerTalk] antenna material 40M

[K7LXC at aol.com]

>  One of the best, if not the best, resources for building a  full sized 
40m 3 element Yagi is ON4UN's text "Low Band DXing"

>   Have fun with your project!  It will bring you great satisfaction when 
on  the air. 
 
    True - but you can have as much fun for a lot less.  IMO a comparable 
if not better system is to stack two 2L shorty  forties. Lots cheaper, 
comparable gain, choice of upper or lower antenna,  ability to beam 2 different 
paths and you  only need regular rotators to  turn them. 
 
    A local guy built a full-size 3L 40M beam and (this  was years ago) the 
middle chunk of aluminum for the boom was 300 bucks. Can't  imagine what 
the total  price was. Don't forget to throw in a couple of  grand for a prop 
pitch to turn the thing. 
 
Cheers,
Steve      K7LXC
TOWER TECH