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Robb I did an antenna comparision yesterday with ZL1BI,

I have the IMAX 60" to the feed piint on top of the tower, The fan dipole 20/40/80 meters is at 56' to feed point.

The Imax RS was a 5-3 to Col using 100 watts.

The Fan dipole using the 3rd harmonic on the 40 meter leg was also an RS of 5-3 with the same 100 watts. The dipole is oriented so the major lobe works into EU and S. Pacific.

Verticals, If installed correctly, radiate rather well in all directions.

Try a 40 meter vertical for dx, ground mount it with say around 24 to 36 ground radials.

More times than I care to count the ground mounted vertical had a better RS report than the two element 40 meter yagi.

The yagi was at 70 ft up the tower, the vertical was 8 inches off the ground at the feed point. The vert was the go to antenna for working DX in EU.

A good vert is hard to beat especially on the lower HF bands.

<blockquote data-quote="wavrider" data-source="post: 306846" data-attributes="member: 9893">Robb I did an antenna comparision yesterday with ZL1BI,I have the IMAX 60&quot; to the feed piint on top of the tower, The fan dipole 20/40/80 meters is at 56&#039; to feed point.The Imax RS was a 5-3 to Col using 100 watts.The Fan dipole using the 3rd harmonic on the 40 meter leg was also an RS of&nbsp; 5-3 with the same 100 watts. The dipole is oriented so the major lobe works into EU and S. Pacific.&nbsp;Verticals, If installed correctly, radiate rather well in all directions.&nbsp;Try a 40 meter vertical for dx, ground mount it with say around 24 to 36 ground radials.&nbsp; &nbsp;More times than I care to count the ground mounted vertical had a better RS report than the two element 40 meter yagi.The yagi was at 70 ft up the tower, the vertical was 8 inches off the ground at the feed point. The vert was the go to antenna for working DX in EU.&nbsp;A good vert is hard to beat especially on the lower HF bands.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wavrider, post: 306846, member: 9893"] Robb I did an antenna comparision yesterday with ZL1BI, I have the IMAX 60" to the feed piint on top of the tower, The fan dipole 20/40/80 meters is at 56' to feed point. The Imax RS was a 5-3 to Col using 100 watts. The Fan dipole using the 3rd harmonic on the 40 meter leg was also an RS of 5-3 with the same 100 watts. The dipole is oriented so the major lobe works into EU and S. Pacific. Verticals, If installed correctly, radiate rather well in all directions. Try a 40 meter vertical for dx, ground mount it with say around 24 to 36 ground radials. More times than I care to count the ground mounted vertical had a better RS report than the two element 40 meter yagi. The yagi was at 70 ft up the tower, the vertical was 8 inches off the ground at the feed point. The vert was the go to antenna for working DX in EU. A good vert is hard to beat especially on the lower HF bands. [/QUOTE]

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