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[TowerTalk] Mini Tribanders at low heights

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Mini Tribanders at low heights
From: John Geiger <aa5jg@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:19:57 -0700 (PDT)
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After some antenna damage last year I am still contemplating what HF antenna to 
go with.  I am now using a homebrew G5RV and have worked about 105 countries on 
it this year.  I know that on the higher bands it shows gain in some directions 
with nulls in other directions (like for K5D on 20m).  

The only beam I would be able to get up right now would be one of the smaller 
tribanders (like a MA5B or a Mosley Mini 32/33) at around 25 feet.  I know that 
is below the real minimium height to get such an antenna to play on 20. So here 
is my question-is it really worth the expense and effort to put a mini antenna 
at that height?  Would it show much improvement over a G5RV.  I know the G5RV 
has nulls in some directions, but I could fill those in with a rotatable dipole 
or a vertical as well.

73s John AA5JG


      
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