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[TowerTalk] KC1XX's 8 10M yagis

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Subject: [TowerTalk] KC1XX's 8 10M yagis
From: ve4xt@mb.sympatico.ca (Kelly Taylor)
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 22:53:29 -0700
Bill Fisher - W4AN wrote:
> 
> I have to question the logic of 8 10M yagis stacked vertically.  Unless
> Matt is using hardline between the antennas for phasing lines, I would
> guess that much of the gain he gets with 8 yagis is lost in 8 very long
> feed lines.  Of course Matt never does anything half____.  So he must
> know something (probably a lot) I dont know.
> 
> Anyone else have an opinion?
> 
> 73
> My guess would be that the emphasis here is less on total forward gain, 
and more on rounding out the weak spots in terms of takeoff angles.

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