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Re: [VHFcontesting] Conversion from 3/16" to 1/4" elements on VHF Yagi

To: "Byron Tatum" <bjtatum1@att.net>, "VHF Contesting Reflector" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Conversion from 3/16" to 1/4" elements on VHF Yagi
From: "George Sintchak" <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 14:47:52 -0400
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If you make the change to 1/4 in elements you will also have to change the deldrin(?) feedthru insulators and also use different "keepers" for the elements. Why don't you contact M2 and get their take on what you have to do to make the changes.

GL & 73's
George WA2VNV.


----- Original Message ----- From: "Byron Tatum" <bjtatum1@att.net>
To: "VHF Contesting Reflector" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 12:15 PM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Conversion from 3/16" to 1/4" elements on VHF Yagi


A quick question to the antenna modeling gurus here - I am preparing to clean-up and rebuild some 144 Mhz M2 2M12 yagis. I have recently relocated to a more rural QTH and am concerned about larger birds getting on my yagis. The towers are in the 130' height range. I am studying changing out my parasitic elements from 3/16" to 1/4" rod. I plan to use the correction as detailed in the ARRL Antenna Handbook 22nd edition for the K1FO/DL6WU high performance 144 Mhz yagis section 15.3.5 page 15-27. Since 1/4" rod parasitic elements are used in the 144 Mhz designs it is stated that the element lengths need to be lengthened by 3mm if 3/16" elements are substituted. So, my thinking is to replace my 3/16" parasitic elements with 1/4" ones that are 3mm shorter in length. As far as my knowledge goes I should not be detrimentally affecting the antenna (electrically) in any way, but I thought I would ask. Thanks, Byron W5FH
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