Topband: Bowtie Flags

[wb6rse1 at mac.com]

Mark’s observation feeds my skepticism of a bowtie vs a flag in the specific circumstance where a ground independent RX antenna is your only option.

A bowtie would be about half the capture area of an equivalent “box” flag and consequently at a immediate disadvantage. If I was going to replace the flag with another ground independent design in about the same footprint, it would be a Waller flag.

73 - Steve WB6RSE

 
On Dec 13, 2016, at 11:00 AM, Mark Connelly via Topband <topband at contesting.com> wrote:

My experience with the Bowtie I installed in 2010 was that it was about 10-12 dB less sensitive than a Flag or Kaz Delta occupying the same rectangular "box" of air space.