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Old 2-Feb-2015, 11:19 PM   #17
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I'll stick to my original suggestion of the DB4E + Y5713 + TVPRAMP1R. It gives you the needed gain, beam-width and flexible aiming adjustment... And modest wind load.

The added gain of the HBU-55 comes at the 'cost' of a more narrow forward beam. This means that the antenna will tend to be less able to receive signals that are to the right or left of aim point. An HBU-44 or HBU-33 will not have as pronounced narrowing of forward beam and IMO would be a better fit than the HBU-55. But the VHF and UHF aim point are locked together.
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