[VHFcontesting] Cushcraft A449-11S yagi on 432mhz

[John Geiger]

I picked up a Cushcraft A449-11S yagi on Friday. According to the Cushcraft
website and other places, it is rated for 440-450MHZ (the FM portion of the
band). They make the A430-11S for the SSB portion (430-440mhz). I adjusted
the gamma match on the yagi since it was out of adjustment for any portion
of the band, and now it shows a 1:1 SWR across both the FM and SSB portions
of the band. So I wonder, how usable would it be on SSB? Is the gain and
front to back likely to be really poor on 432 mhz?

73 John AF5CC