[Elecraft] K3 - 6 M antenna, 1/2 vert or 2 ele yagi?

[Lee (WW2DX)]

Hi Keith and welcome to 6m, you will soon see why so many of us are  
hooked :)

If you are not going to use a rotor I would suggest a halo/ loop, this  
will give you horizontal and omni pattern. As a matter of fact stack a  
pair of them.

Cu in the next opening!

73 de Lee
WW2DX

On Apr 28, 2008, at 7:11 PM, "Darwin, Keith"  
<Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com> wrote:

> With my new K3, I'm faced with a rig that will run 6 meters but no  
> antenna.  I'm waffling between a couple of choices, either of which  
> would go on my roof, at a height of about 20 feet:
>
>
>
> *    Cushcraft AR6 - 1/2 wave vertical
> *    Diamond 2 ele yagi
>
>
>
> My K3 is a 10 watt version so I think I need forward gain more than  
> F/B ratio.  Also, I'll not be using a rotor of any kind so I don't  
> want a multi-element yagi since beamwidth is too narrow to just  
> point it & forget it.
>
>
>
> I'm in VT and I believe ground conductivity to be average to poor.   
> While the 1/2 wave vert does not use the ground around the antenna,  
> it still depends on the fresnel zone to develop its full pattern,  
> right?
>
>
>
> What do you suggest?
>
>
>
> - Keith N1AS -
>
> - K3 711 -
>
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