Quote Originally Posted by K6BSO View Post
It's been pretty windy here today and a big gust just just blew in from the southeast and pulled apart the G5RV Jr. I put up immediately after getting my general ticket. Not really a big loss, the G5RV Jr. wasn't a great performer (not even resonant on any ham band) and I'd been thinking about replacing it with something else anyhow.

I already have a dual band wire antenna for 20m/40m and have been thinking about something for either 15m or 30m—perhaps a trapped dipole for both? There isn't enough distance between the trees I've been using as supports for anything below 30m.

Suggestions are solicited.
I've had good results with off-center fed windoms- usually in an inverted V. I've got two, one that is a resonant 80/40/20 sort of antenna. And another which is 40/20/10/6. Can tune them to usability on any of the bands with the loss that comes along with it.

The 80 meter one is something like 134ft. And the 40 is something like 73ft. Heights are 40ft and 30 ft.

Not going to claim these are a panacea. However, I'm very happy.

In my short tenure as a ham, I've grown to respect resonant wire antennas a lot more than I had expected to. They certainly can perform.