zeitler@ibm.net wrote:
>
> Esteemed Reflectees,
>
>
> I am going to put a fixed wire "beam" so I can have a more regualr >schedule
> with my father, KA3IFO in Erie, PA, on 17 meter phone.
> 2. A fixed wire quad at around the same height (actually a delta loop
> array).
Hi Lane
I would definately go with number 2. The 2 element delta loop is a
great antenna. I've hung them off my tower for 10 and 15 meters and
they are killers. Also, they don't have as narrow of a beamwidth as a
beam, so you can work other directions as well. Try it, you'll like it.
Tom W7WHY
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