[TowerTalk] G5RV vs. 2 element yagi

[Tom Osborne]

Hi John

Go for the 2 element jobbie.  I have a 2 element monobander for 20 and it is 
only about 25-30 feet high and works pretty good!  I have an all band center 
fed antenna here and the 2 el always outperforms it.  Besides, you can point 
it where you want it.  73
Tom W7WHY


>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