[amsat-bb] dual band cheap yagi

2010-07-01 Thread Howie DeFelice
I built a dual band VHF/UHF cheap yagi with 3 elements on VHF and 8 on UHF. I cross drilled the 3/4" PVC pipe boom and mounted the elements at 90 degrees from each other. I made the VHF elements removable so that I could easily transport the antenna in the car. I saw no interaction between the

[amsat-bb] Dual band "cheap yagi" question ( interlacing elements?)

2010-06-30 Thread Michael Tondee
I'm in the process of putting together a portable FM satellite station and I intend to homebrew the antenna using the WA5VJB "cheap yagi" design. In looking at a picture in the May/June 2007 AMSAT Journal I've noticed that the so called "AMSAT demonstration antenna" that is composed of two el