On this same topic of the mast-less Antennex/Laird dipole arrays, has anyone attempted to top mount these from a fiberglass mast to minimize interaction with the normal steel pole? I have quite a few surplus fiberglass poles left that would likely work, even for side mounting on 1/2 wave spacing from the tower...
On that same note, does anyone have construction plans for a dipole array (not necessarily folded dipoles)? I remember seeing a set of plans somewhere quite a while ago - we're thinking of constructing one but encasing the dipoles in fiberglass or PVC to try to protect from the weather and debris at our site (top of a large farm field)... 73, AJ, K6LOR On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Paul Dumdie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > If you want Laird / Antenex does make a 2 and 4 dipole array for the 2 > meter band the part number is YDA1362 for a 2 dipole 136-150 antenna and > YDA1364 for the 4 dipole antenna. They don't come with a mast pipe like the > cushcraft antennas from long ago. They have a YDA2004 for 200-225 MHZ > and a YDA4304 for 430-450 MHZ. They all come with the dipoles and the > harness and you supply the mast pipe or it can be ordered with the antenna. > > I am ordering one of the YDA1362 to check out how they work. > > Now that amateur line of Cushcraft has been absorbed by MFJ it will be > interesting to see what happens to the line of Cushcraft antennas. > > Paul R. Dumdie Jr. "73" > W9DWP/R IRLP-NODE-4455 > 443.025/2A 145.270/1B/1Z/NAC-293 > ARC-Radio-8 KCARES KCAPS > HERD546 EX WB9QWZ > WQGG738-462.725 AAR5CU/T > www.riflesandradios.com > www.theherd.com > >
