[UK-CONTEST] Which 70cms beam for contesting?

[g6nhu at me.com]

I'm looking to get a 70cms beam to use for contesting at home but I'm not really sure what's worth looking at these days. I can't go silly large so something the size of a 19 element Tonna would probably be ideal.  Are the 19 Tonnas still available or is there a reasonable alternative?

I use a 9 element Vargarda at home on 2m which I'm very happy with but understand the 70cms Vargardas were not very good and anyway are difficult to get hold of now. I used to run a Jaybeam multibeam many years ago which was great but weighed about the same as a small elephant!

Any suggestions please? It will be sitting on a stub mast probably three to four feet above my 2m beam at around 35 feet above the ground.

73
Keith, G6NHU
Martello Tower Group, G0PKT