I thought that I would compare my new antenna before it goes up with
one of my old long boom yagis. I found that tho my new array had approx
the same bottom contour of the main lobe of the long boom yagi the
depth and width of the half power main lobe dimensions were much
larger.
This means that with my new arrays main beam covering a larger land
surface area for contacts
the signal to noise may well be a disadvantage tho I must admit that in
the past I have had mechanical difficulties with long booms. The fact
that the main lobe half power points are broader in all directions I
assume that would be the choice for dx style competitions even tho
noisier but for the all round ham operator what is the best choice for
hams such as myself who is not interested in contests?
I suspect that many hams, especially those with small lots, have
tangled with this question so I would like to know what your descisions
were and why..Now if you are interested in keeping this newsgroup for
antenna style discussions now is the chance to contribute to see if
that is where ham members interests truly lies..
Regards
Art