Use a 54” piece of 450 ohm Ladder line. Cut out 3 inches of the center part of the ladder line. Solder a PL-259 on the bottom of the Ladder Line (both side of the ladder line will solder on the ground side of the PL-259 – this is used for the shorted part of
The advent of new, affordable MF/HF/VHF radios in the last few months from virtually all the major manufacturers, has spurred a migration by more and more Hams to the Six Meter band. I’m often asked, “What antennas are best for Six Meters?”. Before answering a question like this, I must first ask the Ham what
G3SYC designed this antenna in about 1990. The antenna works best between 15 and 20 feet off the ground, and can be worked some nice dx with it. The antenna is easily folded up and stored away when not in use, and has a minimal impact when erected . SPACING Inches ELEMENT LENGTH (Inches)
Spacing between elements are 34 and 1/2 inches. The elements are 1/2 inch aluminum tubing of 1/16-inch wall thickness.(you can cut up an old TV antenna they work great). The Boom length is 72 inches (6 feet).The boom is 1 and 1/4 inch tubing. You can attach 50 ohm coax to this antenna after you
G3SYC began designing and using a LPY on 6 metres in 1991. Since then he has refined the design and has worked some superb dx from his qth in IO93. The design featured here evolved in 1996, and is the mk2 version. This yagi antenna has a very clean polar pattern and a good front
Just found this two old antenna drawings for a four and a seven elements yagi antenna by WB7PMP. Looks interesting plans but have not yet attempted to build them.
This halo antenna by KB1DIGÂ is made with a true Gamma Section this time and is fashioned from aluminum. Most of the parts are leftovers from old car projects. The best part is it’s omnidirectional! The 3/8″ fuel-line I used came from Summit Racing Equipment: http://store.summitracing.com #SUM-G2538, and a 25′ section costs