"DAVID BROWNE" wrote in message
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what is best for 10-40m windom or g5rv half size

thanks dave browne 2e0 dmb



I haven't use the half-size models which are too small to give good results,
excepted for local QSO (and dxing with luck during high solar cycle, hi!)
I am not sure that your solution will be efficient, even on 15 or 20m.
All depend on what you want to do with it and on what band.

I used both in full-length and I prefer the reception pattern of the windom
that fills the gaps not covered by the dipole due to its vertical segment.
The overall performance is better that using a G5RV close to the same
length.

Here is some impressions when I used both :
http://www.astrosurf.org/lombry/qsl-antenna3.htm (second half of page)
and here http://www.astrosurf.org/lombry/qsl-g5rv.htm for some diagram
patterns of the G5RV.

Thierry, ON4SKY