[TowerTalk] G5RV vs. 2 element yagi

[Dave Hachadorian]

I think a 2 el tribander will beat the pants off a G5RV on 
10 15 and 20, even at 25 feet. On those bands the G5RV 
pattern is complex, and the station you are trying to work 
could be in a deep null.

I wouldn't get the Mosely though. I would get a Hy-Gain 
TH-2.  N6NB did a series of antenna comparisons, and 
determined that the TH-2 was a surprisingly good performer 
for such a small antenna.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg at lcisp.com>
To: <antennaware at contesting.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 12:40 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] G5RV vs. 2 element yagi


>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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