> I would hate to buy these expensive items only to
> find out in 6 months that they have issues I didn't detect until I put up my
> tower and good antenna :-)
It is highly improbably that a problem will show up
using shielded coax cable to a more distant directional
yagi that does not show up on a close-in portable 817
and vertical antenna.
Do the local tests and don't sweat the yagi.
IMHO, YMMV ...
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