[50mhz] 6m yagi

[J. Ainsworth N5XYO]

Re: 
I did a post a few days ago asking  about HyGain 6m antennas. I've read a
>few items that say since MFJ took over their QC is bad. I'm looking to
>replace my 3 el Cushcraft with sometning a bit better. I'd like 4 el or 5
>in a 12' or less boom. And $$ is an object.
>I found several. Gushcraft,Comet,HyGain & if I can pull up the $$ M2.
>......... I'd like some opinions/experience with any or all. Or am I missing
>some? K9IL _____

I can't speak to how well Hy-Gain antennas were made pre-MFJ but I can attest 
that I have no problems with their quality over the past 10 years. I had a 6el. HG 
yagi at 140ft, along with "probably" too many other vhf antennas. Everything worked 
fine for 5 or 6 years until a windstorm, not uncommon in West Texas, cleaned off the
tower. The mast broke at the thrust bearing and I was off the air on 3 bands!
Maybe the pair of 18 el. CC 2m beams broke the HG's fall but the HG 6m beam survived
with only 4 bent elements. It's back up and on the air. 
I've had a m2 5el, a 5el. F9FT and a 3el CC through the years and mechanically, 
they just don't stand-up to the sturdiness of the HyGain. I have a 4el. HG that 
we use when we rover out west.
73,
John N5XYO
DM90 
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