Yes, a number of them over the years. They do have nice gain and are simple
in concept.
However, a few points to remember:
- The gain is VERY narrow. A 4 wavelength long legs V Beam
probably has a 25 - 30 deg beamwidth and it VERY sharp on the drop offs and
side rejection is HUGE, so you will be loud to the target area but that's
it.
- Its harder than it seems to align the legs over 300+ feet with
any kind of trees.
- The impedance at the feed is complex. Easiest to feed it with
open wire line and use a tuner at the rig.
- The wire has to be high (like a yagi or dipole) in order to have
the gain at a good take off angle. Doing that for 100s of feet x 2 legs can
be difficult.
But if the challenges are known and can be executed, it's a fun antenna. A
STRONG player to the target area when done right.
Ed N1UR
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