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Nobody has mentioned it yet so I will. I find it funny that a well known antenna manufacturer cannot even call his antennas what they are. These "V-quads" are most definitely NOT a quad. They are in fact a Delta loop antenna. A quad by the simple use of the word "quad" has four sides to the elements whereas a delta loop has three sides and is named after the Greek letter delta which looks like a triangle. Anybody remember seeing a "DELTA TUNE" control on their radios that had a little triangle beside it? Both however are a full wavelength in circumference however the true quad will in theory have better characteristics due to occupying a larger area. Ideally the best is a full circle followed by a multi-segmented shape such as an octagon then a quad and finally a delta loop. The differences however are seen on instruments and not on a signal meter.

<blockquote data-quote="Captain Kilowatt" data-source="post: 580530" data-attributes="member: 39"><p>Nobody has mentioned it yet so I will. I find it funny that a well known antenna manufacturer cannot even call his antennas what they are. These &quot;V-quads&quot; are most definitely NOT a quad. They are in fact a Delta loop antenna. A quad by the simple use of the word &quot;quad&quot; has four sides to the elements whereas a delta loop has three sides and is named after the Greek letter delta which looks like a triangle. Anybody remember seeing a &quot;DELTA TUNE&quot; control on their radios that had a little triangle beside it? Both however are a full wavelength in circumference however the true quad will in theory have better characteristics due to occupying a larger area. Ideally the best is a full circle followed by a multi-segmented shape such as an octagon then a quad and finally a delta loop. The differences however are seen on instruments and not on a signal meter.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Captain Kilowatt, post: 580530, member: 39"] Nobody has mentioned it yet so I will. I find it funny that a well known antenna manufacturer cannot even call his antennas what they are. These "V-quads" are most definitely NOT a quad. They are in fact a Delta loop antenna. A quad by the simple use of the word "quad" has four sides to the elements whereas a delta loop has three sides and is named after the Greek letter delta which looks like a triangle. Anybody remember seeing a "DELTA TUNE" control on their radios that had a little triangle beside it? Both however are a full wavelength in circumference however the true quad will in theory have better characteristics due to occupying a larger area. Ideally the best is a full circle followed by a multi-segmented shape such as an octagon then a quad and finally a delta loop. The differences however are seen on instruments and not on a signal meter. [/QUOTE]

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