I have a Cushcraft MA5B mini-beam at 23 feet, a Hygain DX-77a vertical, and
an 88 foot ladderline fed dipole at about 45 feet. Each has strengths and
weaknesses. The minibeam has a bit of front to back and I can reduce some
noises to hear better at times. Right now the vertical is the best choice
most of the time, but when we had sunspots, the dipole was usually my best
antenna. I do some contesting and it is clear that I have a better rate
with one antenna over the others to particular areas at particular times of
the day.
Rich
NU6T
-----Original Message-----
From: K7LXC@aol.com [mailto:K7LXC@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 4:57 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com; aa5jg@lcisp.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] G5RV vs Vertical for DXing
In a message dated 5/22/2008 9:02:28 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> My 20-10m mini yagi was damaged recently in a storm, so I am looking for
a
short term replacement-or at least until we get some decent sunspots. I
currently have up a homebrew G5RV type antenna with the center around 30
feet and the ends sloping down slightly. I use this on 160-30m, and did
use
it for a couple of years on the higher bands with decent results.
> Now here is my question, in terms of just 20-10m performance, how would
a
roof mounted triband vertical, like the Hy-Gain 12AVQ compare to the G5RV
in
performance? The vertical would be mounted around 20 feet high, with 4
radials per band. Would the vertical be worth the extra money, or would
the
performance be so similar (or even better on the G5RV) that I should just
save the money and effort and forget the vertical?
Actually I'd do both. In any instance, one of the antennas will play
better than the other. The key to ham radio success in my book is having a
CHOICE of antennas; e.g. different angles, different directions, different
polarization, etc.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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