[VHFcontesting] "Easy to Install" VHF/UHF Antenna

[John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK]

These antennas may already exist!

LOG-PERIODIC antennas all elements in the same plane...probably very close 
to a "TH-6DXX for VHF." 50 through 1296 MHz possible on booms as short as 7 
feet...soething that looks like a TV Antenna (can you say 'stealth'?) and 
doesn't take much rotor to aim.

Several 'commercial' models out there: Create, KMA, Tennadyne (probably 
others)

Personally, I am a very satisfied customer of Create...using their 105-1300 
MHz model (CLP-5130-2) with extensions on the longest element to add a very 
effective radiator for 50 MHz and that model has a boom that is less than 5 
feet long! This has been as a Rover.

73, JK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>

> --- Jimk8mr at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > A few months back, K8CC clearly pointed out that to
> > get  the IC-706 crowd
> > into VHF contests, what is needed most is a simple,
> > easy to install, good
> > performing, multi band VHF antenna.  Sort of a
> > TH-6DXX for VHF.
> >
>
> There is the Cushcraft A6270 triband yagi, but for 2
> and 70cm the elements go the wrong way (vertical).
> Cushcraft also makes a VHF/UHF log periodic, but like
> most log periodics, it suffers from crappy
> gain-something like 6dbi.
>
> 73s John NE0P
>
>
>