You haven't given us a clue as to the mounting location. A ground plane antenna is going to be about 54" high and would be about the shortest configuration I can think of. A base-loaded mobile antenna mounted on a ground plane would be a few inches shorter.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "cruizzer77" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 8:25 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Space-saving 6m repeater antenna? > For our 6m repeater project I had planned to use a DB212 clone as an > antenna. But the repeater is to be located at a commercial site > unfortunately and it turned out lately that antenna height is restricted > so much that the height of about 2.5 meters of a single DB212 may already > be too much. > > Can anybody tell me something about a 6m repeater antenna which is > optimized for reduced vertical space but is still polarized vertically? I > guess if the DB212 is too tall the height of another antenna will need to > be half that size or even less. I'm interested in a homebrewable design > primarily, I was also going to build the DB212 clone myself. > > 73 > Martin > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2664 - Release Date: 02/02/10 14:35:00
