[VHFcontesting] FM in VHF Contesting

[Nate Duehr]

Zack Widup wrote:
> I don't know that they're particularly looked down on.  The problems I 
> have with them are:
> 
> 1) My portable beams are configured for horizontal polarization. They're 
> also tuned for 144.200. It would be too much to carry along another beam 
> for vertical polarization, and I'm going to lose at least 20 dB on FM with 
> that arrangement. I can use my 5/8 wave vertical on my car but I don't 
> have much range.

Put a "good" gain vertical on the top of the yagi stack.  :-)

Nate WY0X