In my location the HI-Z 3 element worked so well on 160 (and up) that I later bought a HI-Z 8 element to use alongside the triangular.
Both are invaluable and I'm keeping both. 73, Gary KA1J > I put a 3 ele hi z array up last fall, and it's not worth a tinkers > dam....at least to me.....may be some local noise....it certainly has > directivity, at least on the bcb, so so on 80, but on 160, which was > my primary interest, never worked well, never better than my > reversible ewe, which is probably going back up this fall.... > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Aug 6, 2018, at 6:20 PM, Tim Childers K9CQ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have been using the Hi-Z 3 element at 50 foot spacing that Lee > > designed. I can tell you that the results for me were amazing and it > > gives you 6 directions. It works quite well on 40, 80 and 160. You > > can also find them at DX Engineering. > > > > Tim, K9CQ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, August 6, 2018 4:32 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Topband: making a bev seem longer > > > > First let me apologize if you get this e-mail twice as I have been > > having problems with MSN.com. > > > > Hi JC, > > Not all vertical arrays are mono band. A well built 4-square on a > > 60 foot > > per side can do a stellar job on 160, 80, and 40 meters while > > extending well down into the broadcast band. The 3 element as well > > as the 4-square based 8 element on an 85 foot diameter circle will > > do the same thing. > > > > Lee K7TJR > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > https://www.avg.com > > > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
