[TowerTalk] worlds biggest yagi

n8de at thepoint.net n8de at thepoint.net
Fri Mar 28 14:59:34 EDT 2008


Yes, but that array fell to the ground years ago.

Don
N8DE

Quoting GALE STEWARD <k3nd at yahoo.com>:

>
> As I recall, OH8OS (?) had six 20M yagis each having 6
> elements back in the 70's. They were configured three
> high and two wide and I'm certain that they were
> bigger antennas than the SteppIR's. I have the picture
> QSL around someplace.
>
> 73, Stew...
>
>
> --snip
>
>
>> By the way, the original post (and the subject) is
>> world's biggest Yagi,
>> and while this might be the biggest HF yagi array on
>> one tower, I'll bet
>> it's not the biggest yagi.  There was a monster 20m
>> Yagi that someone
>> built about 20-30 years ago, and, of course, when
>> you go to arrays, you
>> look at things like W5UN's EME array.
>>
>> And then, there are a variety of non-rotatable 75/80
>> and 40m Yagis made
>> with wires suspended from cables between towers, as
>> well as all manner
>> of broadcast SW log periodics (granted, not a yagi)
>> that are
>> substantially larger than this beast.
>>
>>
>> Jim, W6RMK
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