[VHFcontesting] Vertical masts running thru horizontal yagis

[Dave Olean]

No problemo! I do it all the time. Keep the feedline close to the mast and 
in line with it to present a low profile.

Dave K1WHS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Spencer" <mark at alignedsolutions.com>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 2:37 AM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Vertical masts running thru horizontal yagis


> Hi.  I'm pondering my likely roving / portable antenna setup for the UHF 
> contest and am thinking of mounting a 432 yagi below a 1296 loop yagi.
>
> Does any one have any practical experience they can share re running a 
> metallic 1.5" to 2" mast (plus another feed line) thru a 432 MHz 
> horizontal yagi.  The antenna in question will be the a M2 21 element 432 
> antenna which would be centre mounted on the mast.  The antenna at the top 
> of the stack will be directive systems 55 element 1296 loop yagi.
>
> I'll probably just try this at home before August but thought I would ask 
> for comments first.   It seems like a lot of metal to run thru the pattern 
> of the 432 yagi.  I'm thinking this is probably not going to work out very 
> well but it would simplify the station set up.  In the past I've just run 
> one antenna per mast to avoid having to deal with this and I may end up 
> just running separate masts for 432 and 1296 and forgoing the other bands.
>
> Any comments are welcome.
>
> Regards
> Mark S
> VE7AFZ
>
>
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