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

[Keith Maton]

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> Hello Keith,
> I'd go for a 21 ele tonna rather than the 19 ele - light and easy!
> Fair gain for size and great for /P. I had one up at my last QTH for years and far better than the jaybeam 48 ele mbm.
> Regards,
> Eddie
> G0EHV 


Morning Eddie,

I'll take another look at the 21ele - The boom length seems quite a fair bit longer than the 19 so I'd sort of discounted it but I'll investigate further.

I know the spacing I'm going to have between the aerials isn't going to be huge at somewhere between three and four feet, can anyone suggest how much of an affect that will have on them?

Also, which would be the best positions to put them on the stub?  My gut feeling is to put the 70cms beam at the top with the 2m beam a bit lower.

73
Keith, G6NHU
Martello Tower Group, G0PKT