I wasn’t intending to slight what you said either, I do think I misinterpreted
it though. At this moment, the SAL-30 is certainly my best receive antenna as
well. I would not enjoy working 160/80 meters without it.
Chuck W5PR
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Rodman, David
Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2019 9:15 PM
To: Cecil; Lee STRAHAN
Cc: Chuck Dietz; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Which RX antenna is better?
Reading all these replies makes me think that the intent of my post might have
been somewhat misinterpreted. My post was not intended to be a scientific
analysis of only RDF or performance in rating or ranking various antennas. It
was, however, intended to introduce possibly significant (in my opinion) other
factors or roadblocks or logistical impediments to the readers minds in order
to add those observations into the mix of what everyone deals with when
planning or building any antenna. Those factors included, cost, maintenance,
time and ease of construction, multidirection capability, size and usefulness
in a contest environment. I was not considering ground (mine is good) or
beverage length (mine 600-900') or F/B or whether a particular antenna had
optimal low angles. Not wishing to insult anyone and trying to stay as neutral
as possible, I reached the conclusion that the most appropriate (best
performance) for my location, based on all these factors, was the SAL-30.
73, Dave
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David J Rodman MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
SUNY/Buffalo
Office 716-857-8654
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