[Antennas] Opinions Please

Tue Mar 8 07:17:38 EST 2005

Kevin,
I doubt you can find anything better then A3 if that something has
smaller footprint. 2 el Quad would give you about the same
performance. Remember that gain is primarily function of the boom
length. If you are prepared to install an antenna with slightly
bigger footprint them 3 el SteppIr made by Fluid Motion would
probably be the best. It will give you much better performance too.
73, Igor UA9CDC, who owns A3S for many years and thinks about
upgrading it to 3 el SteppIr.
> But, before I make the investment, I would like to get some
thoughts from
> the list. Are there any other beams out there with the same or
slightly
> smaller footprint as an A-3 which would give me all five bands with
good
> gain and front to side and front to back ratios? Any other type of
antenna
> I ought to consider that would give me the things I want and fit
into the
> space I have?
>> Thanks so much for your thoughts. Very 73.
>> Kevin :)
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