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Trying to compare an 8' 4" long, 3' wide Yagi to an antenna that's not much larger than a 1990 25" color TV set isn't a heads up comparison. There are times when you do need the greater gain and directivity of the long-boom Yagi, especially when dealing with the faintest high VHF signals or with multipath. The C5, OTOH, is intended to be a very compact and efficient receiving antenna with a nice, broad ~70° beamwidth.

Different critters for different applications most of the time.

Much of Simi Valley is a dead area for reception of the LA stations. It takes hard work and perseverance to pull something from the other side of the mountains.