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Re: [TowerTalk] 80 mts four square or yagi?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 80 mts four square or yagi?
From: Don Moman VE6JY <ve6jy.1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 21:19:54 +0000
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My experience from this location, fairly flat land, too far north and too
far inland, was in favour of the 4sq.  The yagi was up for 13 years, 4 el
full size for 80SSB at 150 feet.  Not high enough for here is my excuse.
We are a long way from anywhere and low angle is what is needed. Yes it
worked well but was a bear to maintain and rotate.  And didn't cover the CW
portion. The 4sq is a more reliable low angle radiator which translates
into more DX worked - I might hear them on the yagi but working the weaker
ones was tough.  Ease of maintenance, instant direction switching and
phone/cw coverage makes the 4 sq an easy choice....with the benefit of
hindsight, of course.  I put up a 2nd 80m 4 sq, offset by 45 deg, using
parts of the elements of the yagi, now installed vertically and self
supporting.

73 Don
VE6JY

On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 5:06 PM, Jorge Diez CX6VM <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello
>
> Wish someone have some analysis or field test to compare a 4SQ with sixty
> 1/4 WL radials each vertical and a 3 element wire yagi with boom at 115ft
>
> Which one have more GAIN?
>
> Thanks
> Jorge
> CX6VM/CW5W
>
> Enviado desde mi iPhone
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