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

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Or... another possibility, though single-frequency, is a Moxon.  There 
was an article in QST around 2001 for a 136-mhz receiver cum Moxon 
antenna unit specifically for RFI hunting.  The beauty of the Moxon is 
that it has a deep narrow null in the reverse direction, so you can turn 
the antenna around and pinpoint the source quite precisely.  I use a 
homebrew one with a cheap Icom handi that has AM reception on the 
aircraft band. Works pretty well, even if it *is* ugly.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 6/20/2014 10:36 AM, CR wrote:
> On 6/17/2014 10:35 PM, Kimo C Chun wrote:
>>   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.
> I have two of them, my intention being to mount them broadside, 
> replacing a TV antenna  I don't use for 2 and 440.  It's on the to-do 
> list.
>
> Thing is, an LPDA pattern can be quite wide, as is a short yagi's. You 
> need a long yagi to pinpoint soucces.
>
> Cortland
> KA5S
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