[SixClub] more antenna questions

[John Carson]

Hi Ben, Dana and all,

I have been folllowing the log periodic antenna
topic/debate with interest. I can't just sit by any
more. On the subject of logs. I am lucky enough to
have the room, living in the woods so to speak with
10+ acres to try most any antennas. Consequently, I
puchased a KMA Super Six log periodic about 20 months
ago and I have been more than well pleased with it.
The construction is first rate...its been thru a few
freak wind storms with absolutely no damage.(So, I
guess unless it gets sucked out of the ground by a
tornado, I am keeping it! hihi) Expensive,yes...but,
no more than most good hf yagi's. My antenna is
mounted on a 50 ft mast with several other antennas
and it performs extremely well (I work ssb and CW
only, FM is pretty usless in this area). 
I was very impressed just how well it worked recent
meteor scatter events...QSO's w/Canada, Old Mexico,the
"left" coast and Northwest stations as well...("Six is
Dead" yeah, I forgot!  hummm, could have fooled me!)
The KMA Super Six is a 6M only antenna so I have
others for HF and VHF/UHF...but, if that is the price
I have to pay then so be it!

What I would love to have is one of those Monster
SteppIR's (what a sweet set up that is...) although I
would SETTLE for one of their 3 element yagi's! 
One always needs a goal and another antenna to boot!

All that said, I am seriously thing about buying a
Quad Antenna to mount on another mast...any
suggestions?

73,

John kd5srw
EM15hf



--- N1OFZ <n1ofz at arrl.net> wrote:

> I had mentioned to Ben off list about logs.  While
> they don't have  
> the gain of Yagi's they are awfully handy.  I was
> able to put one up  
> on a 30ft mast when I first moved into my new house
> and the neighbors  
> didn't bat an eye as it looks very much like a TV
> antenna.  The fact  
> that it covered 50/144/222/423 also let me get on
> the air for the vhf  
> contests right away.  Now that I have beams for all
> my bands I leave  
> my log pointed SW (I'm in New England) for
> monitoring band openings.
> 
> If you have limited space, money and want to stay
> under the radar  
> with your neighbors I think a log is tough to beat.
> 
> On Nov 27, 2005, at 3:11 PM, Richard J. Fiero II
> W5TFW wrote:
> 
> Dana
> N1OFZ
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug
> Huchteman"  
> > <dhuchteman at cox.net>
> > To: "World Wide Six Meter Club"
> <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 2:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [SixClub] more antenna questions
> >
> >
> > I've never used a Log Periodic antenna.  Although
> I, early on, was  
> > interested in them I determined that for the same
> boom length a  
> > Yagi has so much more gain.  The KMA 4113 shows to
> have 6.5 dBI  
> > gain which is about 3.5 dBd gain on a 12 foot
> boom.  This is  
> > noticibly less gain than a M2 6m3 3 elements on a
> 6 foot boom and  
> > even a little less gain than a Moxon for 6 meters.
>  Also 3  
> > lightweight yagi's for 6 meters, 2 meters and 432
> mhz, all with  
> > much more gain wouldn't occupy any more space,
> except stacking  
> > distance, on the mast.  I don't run quads but I'm
> pretty sure their  
> > gain figures would put them ahead of the LPDA
> also.
> >
> > Doug KD5VHZ
> >
>
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