[Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Can't believe my Chameleon Antenna!

[Nate Bargmann]

* On 2012 21 Nov 14:51 -0600, Fred Jensen wrote:
 
> I was truly disappointed when I discovered it offered maybe 3-4 dB
> gain on any given frequency.  The tribander on the same roof for the
> ham station [KL7FBK] out-performed it by a significant margin.

Life is a trade-off.  The tri-bander offered better gain on three bands.
The log likely offered near seamless frequency agility from 3 to 30 MHz
without the need for tuners and such.

I guess we'll keep searching for that perfect antenna.  :-)

73, de Nate, N0NB >>

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