Most of the reviews I have seen for the Arrow Antenna dualband yagis are regarding their use on the satellites, which I think is what they are mainly made for. Has anyone on the list used one of thei
Asking anything on AMSAT-BB is ... well, you'll see ... You will always be 90 deg off on one band. This is even an issue on some of the LEOs where you need to flip the antenna 90 deg to maximize gain
Author: Buddy Morgan via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 01:47:31 +0000 (UTC)
I have an Arrow Satellite yagi. I have used it several times for terrestrial work. It seems to work about as well as similar sized yagis, from other manufacturers. There is a mounting bracket - I ha
I'd run mine outside for terrestrial if I wanted 2m SSB and 446FM. But the cross-polarization loss on 2m having it the wrong polarization can be up to 20dB. And I bought it mainly for FM SOTA on both
Author: John Young via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 03:32:14 +0000 (UTC)
Run it at 45 degrees in V or inverted V configuration. Yes its 3dB loss at 45 degrees (minimize losses elsewhere) but that's half an S unit and you can work FM and SSB sat and terrestrial. For long
Last I checked, Arrow also makes a 4 element 2 meter antenna for terrestrial work. They also make a nice mast mounting bracket that works well with it. (Yes, the mast adapter comes from Arrow.) I hav
Thanks for all of the comments on the Arrow Antenna dualband Yagi. It sounds like they might not be the best choice for permanent mounting due to rust and vibration of the elements. Those are good th