[CQ-Contest] Re: Antennae Advice - Tribanders

[Dave Lawley]

Especially if you can't raise the tower above the present 35ft, why not 
consider a quad? They work well at relatively low height, and a 2el quad 
has about the same gain as a 3el yagi (and much more gain than a 3el 
trapped yagi).

There are some downsides to quads. Being 3 dimensional, they can be 
harder to put up in the first place, and to keep up! Also if the quad 
boom is at 35 it will mean that any wire antennas on the tower will have 
to be about 8ft lower.

Dave G4BUO