Speaking of 222 ... I've managed to acquire an XV-222 and hope ... some day ... to actually have it installed at N5UWY. What is a good antenna for 222? I have an ancient Cushcraft (pre-MFJ) A148-10S
In fact, I'm virtually *bursting* with adequatulance: https://youtu.be/WOxpuKXhlss -- Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train! _______________________________________________ VHFcontes
I highly recommend one of the fine antennas from Terry at Directive Systems http://directivesystems.com/ bill, K1DY Speaking of 222 ... I've managed to acquire an XV-222 and hope ... some day ... to
Author: Rhinosix via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:09:22 -0400
W2JCN will be on for the first and second hour of the 223 Sprint tonight. Just 223.5 FM QRP on this one. Will be on from the Gunks and a ridge in the Mid Hudson Valley, NY. Jerry W2JCN FN21wr I highl
Author: Jeff via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:48:04 -0400
Any chance you can try 222.200 FM at 8 Jerry? My filters don't work at 223.5 but we won't bother Anyone at 222.200. I will point your way then. Jeff K1TEO fn31jh _____________________________________
Peter, I would recommend a modern, optimized yagi but if that is out of the question you might find something older laying around. My first 222 yagi was a CushCraft model A220-11. It was 11 elements
Author: "Kevin H. Phillips" <kh-phillips@9-5usa.org>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:58:51 -0500
I also found one of the old Cushcraft 220WB antennas at a hamfest this past April. It was in pretty good shape and was $50. That was probably too much but I figured I would not likely find another
This is where I am - "works for me". I just bought an IC-910H (w/UX-910), not to mention the XV-222, so for household peace-keeping reasons, I need spend a little as possible on antennas. That goes a
Author: Steve Kavanagh via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 13:27:01 +0000 (UTC)
Another option would be to build one. There are some pretty simple to reproduce designs out there now. WA5VJB's "Cheap Yagis" are legendary - see http://www.wa5vjb.com/yagi-pdf/cheapyagi.pdf . I've g
I built and have been using an 8 element long-spaced Yagi on 222 for several years. Boom is about 12 feet long. Great performer. I can't recall where I got the design but I used Yagi Optimizer to twe
I built one of these for 2M for a ham neighbor. The half-folded dipole design provides a perfect match direct feed to 50 Ohm coax, no balun required - simplicity itself. Lowes Home centers carry AWG