Don't forget that back in the day, you could put up a triband quad antenna 
on a city lot.  These days, with the HOAs, you're lucky  if you can put up a 
dipole.
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Jim, ke5al
-----Original Message----- 
From: Eric Oyen
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2015 3:19 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Quad antennas

well, if you have the space for one on 15 meters and down, then you =
might see one. The only problem with such beasts is that they can get =
HUGE the further down spectrum you go. THe loop size for an 80 meter =
quad is 270 feet and just to have the second element as a director will =
mean an antenna that requires nearly a full acre just to be free and =
clear of obstacles. The tower will also have to be in excess of 100 feet =
just to keep the silly thing off the ground. Now imagine the antenna =
rotator you would need to move this monster. There is one ham I know of =
here in the phoenix area that has this setup. His property is in a horse =
privilege area (about a 4 acre plot) He has a 150 foot tall tower, a =
boom that is 80 foot and the rotator is a custom 1 HP electric motor =
with a reduction gear box. I am not sure he is still on the air. the =
last time I got to check the thing out was about 20 years ago.

DE n7zzt (eric)

On Aug 22, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Phil Scovell wrote:

> I heard a guy using a 5 band quad today on 20 sideband.  You don't =
hear as=20
> many quads on these days compared to when I got licensed back in the =
mid=20
> 60s.
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> Phil.
> K0NX
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> Phil.
> Living His Name
> WWW.SafePlaceFellowship.COM=20 


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