2. Very tight side and rear lobes help prevent the reflections and
ghosting
that are characteristic of being in a high power area close to the
transmitter.

Umm, that doesn't sound like very precise science Christian. Can you
give your reasoning in a bit more detail?...

The gain response of a log periodic is very smooth, without and rear or side
lobes that can make setting up in a reflective environment so difficult. A
quick browse of the internet should find you some charts of log periodics
and yagi arrays for comparison.

Christian.