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Originally Posted by teleview
[...]HD7084P antenna.
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Teleview and GroundUrMast’s suggestions are very good suggestions and the best you will do COTS (commercial off the shelf).
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Originally Posted by stvcmty
I would be looking for a long boom single channel yagi (that may be something custom made).
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Teleview and GroundUrMast; I have a question:
How important is 1.3 dB for a 2 edge VHF low situation?
According to the manufacturer’s specs, The HD 7084P will give about 7.4 dBd of gain on channel 5, and it is 131” long. A dedicated channel 5 yagi 131” long would give about 8.7 dBd of gain. I thought in a VHF low situation, “every dB counts”, hence my recommendation. (Also, the channel 2 elements are 40% longer than channel 5 needs, and at 25' or 35’, that is a fair bit of element surface area to catch the wind that is not actively helping channel 5 reception).