[VHFcontesting] Yagi vs Moxon

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I have been following this thread. I think I saw a Saturn 6, one time. 
Regarding the Moxon/Yagi selection. This is the classic tradeoff. A dipole is easy to build and takes up little space. An M2 or Par loop is more expensive, probably works little better than a dipole and has a different shape. A Moxon has a different shape, than either a dipole or a loop, takes up a little more space than a loop and appears to be a much better antenna. If it is 1~2 db under a 3 element Yagi, it looks like a very good deal. Everybody has their limits. Personally I would not take a 3 element Yagi, roving. But a Moxon, I would take. 

The other day, I was talking to one guy, who says he will take a 27 foot 6M Yagi, with him, the next time he goes roving. To each his own.

Buddy WB4OMG