Re log periodic antennas. I'm not yet a senior citizen, but on occasion I
find my Create CL 5130-2N log periodic antenna is a nice alternative to
separate yagi antennas for 2M thru 1296 while roving or operating portable.
It is much easier and faster to setup and take down than separate antennas and
feed lines. That being said I won't claim it matches the performance of my
yagis with 10 to 15 foot booms.
All the best
Mark S
VE7AFZ
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> On Mar 11, 2016, at 7:03 AM, jon jones <n0jk@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Some of us are now becoming "senior citizens" also enter the Single Operator
> Portable category. This involves setting up a VHF/UHF station "Field Day"
> style portable outdoors. The same issues Wayne discusses such as climbing a
> step ladder, putting up a portable mast(s), wrestling with antennas and feed
> lines, setting up radios, hoisting and loading gear, etc come into play in
> the portable category as well. Some of Wayne's suggestions may help senior
> entrants in this category.
> For me, having one radio "box" with all the bands I plan to use as opposed to
> a "rats nest" of connectors between transverter boxes is a real plus. In the
> QRP Portable category, having separate yagis for 6, 2, 222, 432, 902 and
> 1296 MHz on a mast, while getting more and more difficult for aging hands to
> put up, gives a portable station a better, more competitive signal. Simple
> multi-band antennas such as the "WA5VJB PC-board log periodic Yagi" Wayne
> mentions that works on five bands (902 MHz through 5.7 GHz) may make portable
> antenna deployment easier.
> Perhaps Wayne or others on this list may have suggestions for senior entrants
> in the s/o portable category?
> - Jon N0JK
>> From N6NB - A roving for seniors, not just beginners
>
>> That's true, but it was designed for the other end of the spectrum: senior
>> citizens who may have 50+ years experience in amateur radio. Some of
>> us are now finding it difficult to climb a ladder and then hoist anything
>> bulky onto a car roof. Climbing a ladder while carrying a "toolbox"
>> station aloft seems much harder than it was just a few years ago.
>
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