[VHFcontesting] Looking for a good VHF/UHF rover antenna

Mike (KA5CVH) Urich mike at ka5cvh.com
Mon Jul 9 13:14:46 EDT 2007


jcplatt1 at mmm.com wrote:
> This might not be at all reasonable; I don't know about this antenna, but
> Tennadyne (http://www.tennadyne.com/specs&prices.htm) has a log periodic
> good from 6m to 23cm, on a 12 foot boom. 

Mike wrote

Personal opinion only.  While a one boom one feedline approach is nice, 
I'd put my money on two, even more, antennas.  A moxon (or equiv) on 50 
and a LPDA, or such, on 144/222/432.  Then if you are activating 
900/1200 then looper's on those bands.

Other options
http://www.ariane-arrays.com/
http://www.gulfalphaantennas.com/
http://www.qsl.net/w4kma/

Loops
http://www.kb6kq.com/

YMMV

Mike Urich KA5CVH
http://ka5cvh.com
EC - S/E Harris Co.
http://harriscountyares.org


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