On Fri, 12 May 2000 07:12:55 -0500 Jon Ogden <jono@enteract.com> writes:
>
> on 5/8/00 9:45 AM, Igor Sokolov at ua9cdc@dialup.mplik.ru wrote:
>
> > Unless there is clear definition of a "tribander" exists I do not
> see much
> > difference between the two stacked tribenders (which you can
> nickname a
> > tribander with the split boom) and the one with the boom length
> equal to
> > the sum of the above two stacked tribanders. I still believe that
> the
> > essence of the tribander is the compromise spacing and shortened
> elements
> > rather then method of feeding. I am not really concerned about
> cheaters in
> > WPX. I am just trying to figure out the definition of a tribender
> in order
> > to formulate the antenna requirements for WRTC style contest which
> we are
> > going to have locally.
>
> Igor,
>
> The rules CLEARLY state a SINGLE Tri-bander. A stacked Tri-bander
> has added
> gain over a single one.
>
> 73,
>
> Jon
> NA9D
More importantly, the second feedline enables the use of
two radios during the daytime.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
K6LL@juno.com
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