I've tried several methods of weatherproofing this antenna over the years - none of which helped. My conclusion is that the antenna is a relatively poor performer on a good day. Add rain, snow or ice and it fails miserably. You will not see this antenna in service in a commercial application, at least not a critical application. That tells you something.
The antenna is popular to hams because it is marketed to hams and is inexpensive. The best thing I ever did with it was to throw it in the junk. Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "wd8chl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Weatherproofing A449-6 Gamma Match > Don Kovalchik - W8DPK wrote: >> Our club 2M repeater uses Cushcraft A449-6 yagi antennas at the each end >> of the 440 MHz links to the 3 remote receive sites. >> >> Thanks and 73 >> >> --Don-- W8DPK >> >> > > > One thought-if it isn't already-mount it so the match section is > pointing up, not down. That way any water that gets in will just run > out, instead of collecting inside the outer tube. >
