"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:59:10 -0700, "Sal" wrote:

Nothing small is going to be broadbanded. Roy, W7EL, a contributor here,
offered his wisdom on antennas and it's been echoed by others, I'm sure.

Small
Broadband Pick any two.
Efficient

Words to live by.
"Sal"

Thats a good rule of thumb. However, this is a receive only antenna,
which does not need to be perfectly matched and can be fairly
inefficient and low gain.

Yup. As long as what you're giving up has a worthwhile advantage to
something else, go for it.