Subj: Interlaced Yagi Results Date: Tue, May 23, 1995 4:56 PM CDT From: Jeff.Steinman.0247501@nt.com X-From: Jeff.Steinman.0247501@nt.com (Jeff Steinman) Sender: owner-cq-contest@tgv.com Reply-to: Jeff.Steinman.0247501@nt.com (Jeff Steinman) To: cq-contest@tgv.com (cq-contest {) Subject: Interlaced Yagi Results Date: 5/23/95 I was somewhat surprised by the wide variation in responses on this one. From "it works, I have one" to "forget it, it's a waste of time". I also had a lot of responses from others who said they are interested in finding out more. I attribute this to a lack of sunspots! A few people who have first hand experience with Force 12 antennas said they do indeed work as claimed. And the C3 is really nothing more than a bunch of interlaced monobanders. Those that tried interlacing pre-computer software were generally less than satisifed, while those that have used modeling found a combo that worked. But it takes a lot of time and iterations. Having little time/patience, a slow 386-25 and no real modeling software, I think I'll look for a cheap XA and be done with it. 73 Jeff KR0Y