[UK-CONTEST] Monobanders and height

[Don Field]

Don't know about a 3-ele monobander, but I have vivid recollections of a
situation on 20m at G0KPW some years ago. I was running West Coast long-path
on the main antenna (5-ele monobander at 100ft). Dave G4BUO was bored at the
mult station and decided to listen to my pile-up - mult station was a very
respectable TH-5 at 60ft. I recall Dave telling me at the time that he was
hearing very few of the US stations I was working. Distance between run and
mult station antennas can't have been more than maybe 50 yards or so, so the
difference was down to the antennas and/or their heights.

Don G3XTT

On 2 May 2010 13:07, Callum MØMCX <callum at mccormick.uk.com> wrote:

> Our team is trying to establish the likely real-world difference on
> 20m band, in extreme field-day style contesting, between an A3S at 60
> feet and a full-sized 3 element  monobander with 16 foot boom at 100
> feet.
>
> Does anyone have experience of these variables?
>
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