[SixClub] antenna comparison

[Gabriel Sierra]

Hi,

1/4- Good enough for local FM work.
J-Pole- have not used it, but some people here swear
by them. For 6, it will be around 13 feet high and
quite heavy.
5/8- Great. I have one, the DPGH62 from Diamond. I
have to say I use it for FM at my repeater receiving
site, but I have tried it on TX briefly and have got a
hell of a distance (local) with only 5 watt and an HT.

On my days as a beginner on 6, I used a home made 1/2
dipole and got 81 contacts on FM on 52.525 back in
2001.

Gabriel, WP3BM

--- Dennis Kaylor <k4oxg at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> hello all
> i was wondering
> i know its probably a stupid question but
> which of the following antennas would be best for DX
> and local QSOs on FM
> 
> 1/4 wave ground plan
> 
> Jpole
> 
> 5/8 wave ground plane
> i am interested in real world comparisons
> i don't care if you had a 1/4 wave up for years and
> worked 300 grids
> i want to know if you had two or more of these
> antennas and actually 
> compared them against one another
> and the same height and so on
> any help?
> 
>
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Gabriel Sierra
Moondancer Recording Studios
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