Okay, my 35 ele M2 is about 10 feet long: http://www.m2inc.com/index2.html
They do sell a 22 element version that is about 6' long: http://www.m2inc.com/index2.html Mark N8MH On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Mark L. Hammond <[email protected]> wrote: > I installed one of these a few months ago, in place of my 20-turn Wimo > helix. Both are nice antennas, but I'll give the edge to the M2 yagi > (more gain and it mounts balanced on the elevation boom). I have > mine with vertical polarity. Since AO-51 is linear on L-band, it > shouldn't matter--but putting that little antenna horizontal in line > with my metal boom didn't seem to make much sense.... > > 73, > > Mark N8MH > > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Stan, W1LE <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] > -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] _______________________________________________ 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
