[TowerTalk] G5RV vs. 2 element yagi

[KI9A at aol.com]

John,
 
I have a G5RV at 45', and a Cushcraft A3 tribander ( 3 ele) at 25'. I can  
tell you for DX, the G5RV works as well, if not better at times, than the low  
tribander.  Stateside stuff, the tribander seems better to both coasts, and  
anything in between.
 
That's on 20 meters.
 
On 15 & 10 meters, the tribander wins hands down, domestic or DX. 
 
Put both up.  I use the bejeebies out of my antenna switch between the  two!
 
73- Chuck KI9A
 
 
In a message dated 6/21/2008 2:41:04 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
aa5jg at lcisp.com writes:

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
(ex:  W5TD, NE0P)
6M WAS #1275, 6m VUCC #1260
2m VUCC #615, Satellite VUCC  #129


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