Mike,
These are a couple of my favorite articles about VHF/UHF rover
antennas. Dunno if you have seen these, but some good ideas therein:
http://www.wa5vjb.com/references/Cheap%20Antennas-LEOs.pdf
WA5VJB article on Cheap Yagis for LEO satellites. Illustrates dual band
(144/435) Cheap Yagis on a shared boom, and a simple/cheap diplexer so
you can use a single feedline (very convenient for a IC-706 or similar
xcvr with a shared 144/432 port).
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/woverbeck/vhfquad.htm
N6NB article about an inexpensive tri-band 144/222/432 cubical quad for
roving. Several of these are in use by the SoCal pack rover squad.
73, Dave/K8CC
On 6/11/2013 4:30 PM, Mike (KA5CVH) Urich wrote:
So I have the bug to get back into contesting and I really like to
operate portable / rover. So I am trying to get ready for the Sept
ARRL contest. I might make a trial run to test things during the July
CQ VHF WW contest. The rig I am going to use for starters is my old
FT-100. I will be running barefoot as amps are not in the budget
right now. I have two options for 6 meter antennas and I am OK
there. However I feel the need to invest in better 144/432
antenna(s) as all I have for a portable / rover is a Cushcraft
A270-10S. I was thinking about the KMA 144-460 but they are out of
business now. Now, I am not locked into an LPDA but for simplicity
like to stay to as few booms as possible. So I have been searching
and found the Gulf Alpha 2M7 70CM10 for $230 both appears to be well
built and within the budget. I also found that M2 has a LPDA
100-600VLP-16. However the link to more info is broken. I've
contacted them and asked them to send my the .pdf and price. Are
there any other antenna options I should look at?
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