[TowerTalk] 80 mts four square or yagi?

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 3/9/2015 1:53 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>
> My QTH has lousy ground, so the only band where verticals are better is
> 160M, and that's because the highest I could put the dipole is 135 ft (a
> quarter wave, which is LOW for a dipole).
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>

My ground is high conductivity (Sacramento River Delta).  On 80
meters, a ground mounted vertical works as well as a dipole at 130 feet 
high based on actual measurement on the air.  Your QTH may vary.

Rick N6RK