[RFI] Subject: Re: Recommended Handheld VHF-UHF Yagi?

[qrv at kd4e.com]

Elk doesn't appear to offer a log-periodic:

http://www.elkantennas.com/shop/

But their prices are competitive with Arrow.

Thanks for the link - David KD4E

> I've been backpacking an Elk Antenna for 10 years!  A number of years
> ago, I set up my Elk, on a shorty, table top camera tri-pod, on the
> top of Wheeler Peak (13, 063 feet) in Eastern Nevada, with a Kenwood
> TH-F6a handheld.  I then proceeded to check into the Western Nevada
> Noon Net, , in Reno, Nevada, over 350 miles away, on 5 watts!  Great
> little 'break-down' antenna!
>
> Joe - W7RKN
>
> -----Original Message----- From: RFI
> [mailto:rfi-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kimo C Chun Subject:
> [RFI] Subject: Re: Recommended Handheld VHF-UHF Yagi?
>
> I haven't followed this closely. If you're looking for log periodic
> yagi that covers amateur frequencies I just happened to pick up a
> QST, June 2013, pg. 56 "Short Takes" column by Steve Ford, WB8IMY.
> There, he reviewed a hand held VHF/UHF Log Periodic Yagi from Elk
> Antennas, model 2M/440L5. It has 5 elements and costs $125. They're
> in Walnut Creek, CA. Ph: (925) 330-0049. www.elkantennas.com



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