Bill Turner wrote:

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 16:35:21 -0500, "J. McLaughlin"
wrote:


For about 1 to 2 db less than what can be achieved with a (single
band) yagi,

snip

Hard core DXers will commit mayhem for one dB and will kill for two.
That's why they don't use LPDA's.

Hard core DXers have their Long Johns tuned to 14.025 MHz and won't work
more than 25 KHz from that frequency!

If you read the beginning of this post it refers to 'many hams'.

If you want maximum gain on one frequency, or sub-band, then I agree
that a Long John tuned to your favorite frequency is the way to go. But,
if you want good to very good performance across the whole HF spectrum
from 13.5 to 33 MHz, or higher, in ONE antenna then the ONLY choice,
IMO, is a LPDA.

There is a solid reason why the governments of the world use LPDAs for
State Department, FAA and Defense HF communications.