50 by 30 yards actually sounds fairly big.

Your antenna choice may also depend on what type of stuff you want to work. 
if you'd like to work DX, that is folks from other countries, a vertical is 
a good choice. If you prefer closer in contacts, out to a thousand miles or 
so on 80 and 40 meters, something horizontal might be better. You've already 
heard about good vertical choices and I'd suggest the G5RV dipole as a good 
horizontal choice. If you have the supports, like trees or buildings, you 
can put them up as flat tops or if space is an issue, you can put them up 
in inverted V configuration. My G5RV works quite well on 80, 60, 40, 20 and 
12 meters. It's a compromise antenna, to be sure and some hams avoid it for 
that reason but I've gotten far better results than I expected from mine. 
Good luck and 73. Lou  WA3MIX
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> hi, i'm thinking about getting a ts590 and I was wondering what kind of
> antenna I
> should get. I would like it for as many bands as possible. We have a
> small backyard
> about 50 yards wide and 30 deep. any help would be appreicated. thanks
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> 73,
> Darren Tomblin (KC9JJJ)
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