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[TowerTalk] Low beam vs. higher dipoles?

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Low beam vs. higher dipoles?
From: ke5fi@wt.net (Chuck Dietz (KE5FI))
Date: Thu, 08 May 1997 22:12:06 -0500
Jeff Shelton wrote: It seems to me that a roof tower and
> a 2 or 3-element monobander for 15 might be enough better than the dipole
> to be worth doing.  Or should I go for a 10 meter yagi, and pray for
> sunspots? 

I know of a fellow here who worked a five band DXCC with a small triband
yagi at 30 feet!  I believe yagis will out do the higher wires on the
high bands.  Use them for 40 and below...

Chuck, KE5FI

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