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[TowerTalk] 2 vs 3 ele 40m yagi - opinions?

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Subject: [TowerTalk] 2 vs 3 ele 40m yagi - opinions?
From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 08:08:11 -0500
At 06:19 AM 2/6/01 -0600, n4kg@juno.com wrote:
>A 29 ft boom on 40M is only 0.2 WL which
>maximizes at about 7.0 dBi for a 3L design.
>F/B can be tuned to over 20 dB but is not
>really a benefit for domestic contests.  
...

And not just in domestic contests, IMO.  Radiation off the back can do a
lot to keep your frequency clear in DX contests, too.  Living in N. Cal, he
can at least keep those guys down south off his back.  On the east coast,
an antenna that you don't have to turn to work the easy Caribbean and SA
multipliers is a true joy as well.

73, Pete N4ZR
Contesting is!

The World Contest Station Database 
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