For several years I ran an old HyGain 40-2 sidemounted on the tower at
55'. It worked like gangbusters. You don't have to have a lot of
height for a 40 meter yagi to work well.
73. . . Dave
W0FLS
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> From: Jan-Erik Holm[SMTP:JEH@on.mobile.telia.se]
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 1998 4:05 AM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Low 40m Yagis
>
> Just a comment on the low 40m beam tread. I once had
> a 4 el Yagi (60 ft boom full size) at 70 ft and it
> was a reel good performer. The only station in my
> area to beat me was OH8SR and he ran a 3 el at 130
> ft, into USA he only took me by 2 to 3 dB but into
> JA I even did beat him pritty often.
> Took the antenna down becourse I was going to put
> it at another tower and also a little bit higher
> but since I started to get a bad problem with my
> back the project slowed down and the antenna is
> now collecting weed, however one of these days
> I should have it operational again.
> So I quite agree with Tom N4KG in that a 40 m Yagi
> at 80 ft is nothing to sneeze at.
> Meanwhile I have put up a 4 SQ array for 40 and thats
> no bad performer either so when I get the Yagi in op-
> eration again I sure will keep the 4 SQ, also it sure
> will be interesting to compare the two antennas.
>
> 73, Jim SM2EKM jeh@on.mobile.telia.se
>
>
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