[OKDXA] Mini Tribanders at low heights

[John Geiger]

The center is probably at 25 feet or so also. Not ideal, but that is what it is.  I did get 80m DXCC with it.

73s John AA5JG

--- On Mon, 9/21/09, Coy Day <n5ok at arrl.net> wrote:

> From: Coy Day <n5ok at arrl.net>
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Mini Tribanders at low heights
> To: "Discussion of OKDXA" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 2:41 PM
> John,
> 
> How high is the G5RV?
> 
> Coy
> -- 
> Coy Day
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> 
> 
> John Geiger wrote:
> > 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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