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Quad is prettier.
And if Doc has anything to say about it, prettier yet in pink.

I have serious doubts the Moxon will perform as well as the 2 element Quad. :blink:
It is commonly held that a full-sized 2 element Yagi will outdo the Moxon in gain, and that the 2 element Quad will be better by a little than the 2 element Yagi nearly matching the performance of a 3 element Yagi. The only advantage of the Moxon over the 2 element Yagi is its very small footprint, and a superior F/B. At least this is my understanding, and it has influenced my decision to make a 2el Quad instead of the Moxon.

Making the Moxon would be simpler. Narrow the angle between the two sides of my square quad (15 minutes). Separate the loop on those two narrow sides at the appropriate point (10 minutes). Remove the 75 Ohm section from the feedline (1 minute). Remount the Moxon and key up (5 minutes). In about 1/2 hour I would be flying the Moxon.

But the quad is still prettier.

<blockquote data-quote="HomerBB" data-source="post: 338001" data-attributes="member: 8569">Quad is prettier.And if Doc has anything to say about it, prettier yet in pink.I have serious doubts the Moxon will perform as well as the 2 element Quad. :blink:It is commonly held that a full-sized 2 element Yagi will outdo the Moxon in gain, and that the 2 element Quad will be better by a little than the 2 element Yagi nearly matching the performance of a 3 element Yagi. The only advantage of the Moxon over the 2 element Yagi is its very small footprint, and a superior F/B. At least this is my understanding, and it has influenced my decision to make a 2el Quad instead of the Moxon. Making the Moxon would be simpler. Narrow the angle between the two sides of my square quad (15 minutes). Separate the loop on those two narrow sides at the appropriate point (10 minutes). Remove the 75 Ohm section from the feedline (1 minute).&nbsp; Remount the Moxon and key up (5 minutes). In about 1/2 hour I would be flying the Moxon. But the quad is still prettier. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":wink:" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; :wink:"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=":wink:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="HomerBB, post: 338001, member: 8569"] Quad is prettier. And if Doc has anything to say about it, prettier yet in pink. I have serious doubts the Moxon will perform as well as the 2 element Quad. :blink: It is commonly held that a full-sized 2 element Yagi will outdo the Moxon in gain, and that the 2 element Quad will be better by a little than the 2 element Yagi nearly matching the performance of a 3 element Yagi. The only advantage of the Moxon over the 2 element Yagi is its very small footprint, and a superior F/B. At least this is my understanding, and it has influenced my decision to make a 2el Quad instead of the Moxon. Making the Moxon would be simpler. Narrow the angle between the two sides of my square quad (15 minutes). Separate the loop on those two narrow sides at the appropriate point (10 minutes). Remove the 75 Ohm section from the feedline (1 minute). Remount the Moxon and key up (5 minutes). In about 1/2 hour I would be flying the Moxon. But the quad is still prettier. :wink: [/QUOTE]

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