I am tempted to try get active on 6M-70cm for digital modes and CW this summer.
I am looking to avoid multiple runs of coax and thought of a homebrewed log
periodic for these bands, using one feedline . Does anyone here use one, or
have favorite software for log periodic design? Is the
Hi Andy,
I operate 2 meters and 70 cm every day from here in Mount Pleasant. You
really need 14 dBi of antenna gain on 2 meters and 17 dBi on 70 cm to
reach 200 miles on phone if there is no propagation enhancement. A
log-periodic will probably not have enough gain on any one of the bands
it
Andy,
Another excellent high gain antenna for either 2 meters or 70 cm that
can be homebrewed is the quagi:
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/woverbeck/quagi.htm
You will be happiest with at least this much gain on either band.
73, Skip KH6TY
Andrew O'Brien wrote:
I am tempted to try get
Thanks Skip, I had a K1FO design 2M beam but took it apart , too big
for me. I also have old large 2M and 440 cross polarized Yagis
laying in the garage doing nothing , but again too much antenna for my
back yard these days. Your SS5 skeleton-slot beam is a clever
design. What is the actual
The SS5 is a true skeleton-slot beam with five skeleton-clot elements.
Each one is a skeleton-slot.
The overall dimentions are 13 x 2 plus the width:
Reflector width: 7 5/8
Driven element width: 6 1/4
D1 width: 6 1/4
D2 width: 6 1/8
D3 width: 5 7/8
I standardized on the height of each
