On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 15:41:38 -0500, "Yuri Blanarovich"
wrote:


Razor Beam applies to optimized Quad - Yagi elementary antenna design,
not
to be confused with Overback's "Quagi" - where he replaced reflector and
driven element in a particular Yagi design.
I have series of designs from 3 el. quad to 10 el. Razors.

Razor was named after being so sharp, cutting through the pileups and
shaving the bands clean, jus' one chapter in my fooling with antennas.


And there is/was my confusion. You were referring to a valid antenna
design where I thought you were joking around.

Now I am playing with dual polarization designs, where quad elements are
only "dumb" enough to not know which polarization they are at.

Hey Yuri,
Will a Razor work better if it is looking out over an infinite salt marsh with
3000 miles of ocean on the horizon, or a sand-soil forested area? Just
curious. Assume 40 meters or maybe 80 meters and lots of height.

Rick K2XT