[TowerTalk] Fw: 5 Band Yagi with more than 2 elements per band

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

The other issue with the Optibeam designs is that they lack enough
"open space" in the center to effective sidemount most antennas.

I *believe* the original F12 5BA could be side mounted (and stacked)
unlike the Optibeam.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2018-07-25 1:29 PM, Paul Christensen wrote:
>> ##  I spoke with Ken,  W3JK  a while back on the telephone, and yes,
> indeed, he does
> make a new and improved version of the oem  F12   5BA
> 
> When someone has the JK model number, please pass along the info.  I don't
> see it listed on their website.
> 
> Like the Optibeam OB16-5, it sounds like the JK may be an alternative to a 4
> el. SteppIR Yagi, but with the ability to simultaneously multiplex onto one
> antenna.  However, to get comparable performance to a SteppIR on a 10m boom,
> Optibeam uses 16 elements instead of 4.  That's a lot of aluminum to keep
> straight and in the air during major storms.  One design dies by lightning,
> controller, and tape motor failure while the other dies by aluminum element
> breakage.  Truly, there's no free lunch.
> 
> Paul, W9AC
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