[TowerTalk] LPDA optimal height

[Kevin]

I believe Optibeam's version adds a reflector for the lowest band and 
director for the highest band.
Amazing amounts of front to back and the gain of a 3 or 4+ element yagi, 
depending on boom length.


On 2/16/2017 1:24 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> I am also not a fan of these types of testimonials. You can work DX with
> anything.  I have accidentally called a DX station on the wrong band
> antenna with the SWR sky high and they came right back to me with a
> report.
>
> It looks like Innovantenna and OptiBeam are now making ham specific log
> Yagis which have to be better than traditional log periodics.
>
>
> John KK9A
>
> To:	towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] LPDA optimal height
> From:	Steve London <n2icarrl at gmail.com>
> Reply-to:	n2ic at arrl.net
> Date:	Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:41:17 -0700
>
>
>
> "Fairly enlightening" would be about the most complimentary thing I would
> say about it.
>
> I love this quote from G0KSC in the article:
>
> "We had a small radio - an IC-706 - and the first call with 80 W on 20
> meters got us an LY2. So, it works ! That's a first, if you like"
>
> For those of you old enough to remember, this rings like an old Gotham
> antenna ad !
>
> 73,
> Steve, N2IC
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R. Kevin Stover
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