M2 makes a 35 element 1296 MHz yagi, on about a 6' boom. individual elements are insulated "thru the boom" with keepers. Folded dipole driven element. I used 2 each stacked vertically for AO-40. Yes, they are pointy.
Stan, W1LE Cape Cod FN41sr On 9/22/2010 1:52 AM, Art McBride wrote: > Greg, > I would keep the one that works the best. > I have been disappointed in the performance of long boom Yagi's for UHF. > Resistance loss in the elements often reduces the gain by several dB over > calculated gain. Also they are very narrow band, the helix is good for an > octave. > Art, > KC6UQH > -- _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
