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Re: [TowerTalk] G5RV vs. 2 element yagi

To: "'Tom Osborne'" <w7why@verizon.net>, "'Towertalk'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] G5RV vs. 2 element yagi
From: "Mike Fatchett W0MU" <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:24:19 -0600
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 Or go with a 2 ele SteppIR.  You can get it with a rotatable 40/30 option
that will still work ok at that height plus give you 20-6 including 17,12.
There is probably a fairly long lead time.

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom Osborne
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 8:54 PM
To: Towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] G5RV vs. 2 element yagi

Hi John

Go for the 2 element jobbie.  I have a 2 element monobander for 20 and it is
only about 25-30 feet high and works pretty good!  I have an all band center
fed antenna here and the 2 el always outperforms it.  Besides, you can point
it where you want it.  73 Tom W7WHY


>I am currently limited to a G5RV for HF following the demise of a 
>miniquad I  was using.  I am looking at getting a Mosley 2 element 
>tribander, but I  can't get it up very high right now-maybe 25 feet or 
>so.
>
> I know that the low height will hurt performance, especially on 20 meters.
> Given the low height of the antenna, would it still be a much better 
> performer than the G5RV.  The G5RV isn't up that high either, but has 
> done nicely on 30m, 40m and 80m where I have been using it the last few
years.
>
> I guess I am just trying to figure out whether the 2 element beam 
> would be worth the extra money, or if it would be pretty similar to a 
> G5RV, given the low height it would be at.
>
> 73s John AA5JG

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