Here is a website for a portable Yagi built from Hamsticks. I cannot attest as
to how well it works but it looks cute, from VE6VK. I have built and used it
while camping with a 706 but have not done extensive tests. I store it in a
fishing rod holder.
73s, Paul, WA6IBU
Jim Idelson wrote:
> Hi all. Looks like I'll be in Europe during the ARRL CW DX contest. I'll be
> bringing along my IC706 and doing a 100 watt effort for the contest. It will
> be an all-band effort with heavy emphasis on running on the high bands. I'd
> like to put up a briefcase-portable antenna with gain fixed on the US for
> 20-10. Can anybody help out with a tribander design that uses thin wire
> elements and a minimum number of traps? Something equivalent to an A3 or
> other small tribander would be great! I have EZNEC . . . if you have a simple
> tribander model, I'd be happy to start there.
>
> Jim K1IR
>
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