Mark’s observation feeds my skepticism of a bowtie vs a flag in the specific circumstance where a ground independent RX antenna is your only option.
A bowtie would be about half the capture area of an equivalent “box” flag and consequently at a immediate disadvantage. If I was going to replace the flag with another ground independent design in about the same footprint, it would be a Waller flag. 73 - Steve WB6RSE On Dec 13, 2016, at 11:00 AM, Mark Connelly via Topband <topband@contesting.com> wrote: My experience with the Bowtie I installed in 2010 was that it was about 10-12 dB less sensitive than a Flag or Kaz Delta occupying the same rectangular "box" of air space. _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
