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>Hi Len, > I doubt that the C3 represents more than a slight improvement over what >you already have. I would recommend the C19XR as the logical step up for >you. I have the C3SS and i'm happy with it. If i had more rotator(i only >have a Yaesu 450A) i'd opt for a C19XR myself. I just gotta disagree with Roy here. In the N0AX/K7LXC tribander tests, the C-3 rated above all the small tribanders tested and all but 2 of the big ones. While the test protocol isn't perfect it's about the only concrete info we have, and it pretty clearly demonstrates that the C-3 will wax any trapped tribander except maybe the KT-34XA. Not to revive an old argument, but I bet you can hear the improvement over an A4, even in casual operation. That being said, if you can handle the wind area, weight and cost of the C19, why not... it is clearly better yet! A 2-element yagi (or 3 of them, like the C-3), will not have either the gain or (particularly) the F/B ratio of an antenna with 3 or more elements per band, with a comparable element spacing (longer effective boom length). 73, Pete Smith N4ZR The World Contest Station Database is back up and running at http://www.qsl.net/n4zr -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk For problems with the list, contact force12@qth.com |