[Elecraft] Antenna choices

[Edward R Cole]

Joshua,

You are already planning to hang the G5RV so can you put up a 20-foot 
pole at the far end?  That provides lots of bands and cost little 
extra.  The 2m/70cm vertical sounds fine.

You could load the tower as a vertical with a tuner.  One way is to 
run a vertical wire up to the tower top from the tuner and tie the 
wire to the tower top with a short side arm so the wire is parralel 
and offset to the side of the tower 6-12 inches.  This forms a folded 
monopole which you ought to be able to load on several bands.  Sink a 
ground rod at base of tower and see how that works.  Not as efficient 
as having radials but sounds like you are renting and have limitations.

I have a 3-element triband trap yagi and I run it on 18m by use of a 
tuner fairly well.  It does not work as well on 24m, though I have 
made some contacts.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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Ok, I know that this is a topic much like the Ford vs. Chevy debates or the
Android vs. Apple debates, but I do have a few questions...

I am going to be acquiring a 56 foot Rohn BX tower.  I already have a G5RV
that I am planning on putting up (still not sure where I'm going to attach
the other end of it to, One end will go on the tower.) I'm going to put up
a 2m/440 vertical at some point up near the top of the tower.  I keep
throwing around an HF vertical or a beam.  The verticals seem to cover more
bands, but the beams are directional.  (Would also need a rotor,..

Can a multi band yagi be tuned to a different band, or will it only work on
the bands that it's designed for?

I'm thinking long term and I'll probably be adding a K3/100 with a KPA500
to the mix in the next year or so...  Trying to figure out what will give
me the best bang for my buck, so to speak.

73,
Joshua Gould
K8WXA


73, Ed - KL7UW
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