[VHFcontesting] Short 70cm mount 70 cm yagi antennas

VE7HR ve7hr at ve7hr.ca
Mon Aug 5 12:13:44 EDT 2019


Mark,
Innovative antenna makes several centred mounted 70cm yagis in the 2m +- boom length. 

I suspect they are similar construction to their longer ones.  
They are well built but you would have to decide if they are too heavy for backpacking.  I have a 22element in the box you could look at. 

Dave
VE7HR 

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> On Aug 5, 2019, at 9:02 AM, Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Arrow makes a split boom yagi on 70cm. They are rear mounted but he has
> mounts that can be used in the center.
> 
> Directive Systems can make their rear-mount beams center mount, but I don't
> know about split boom. It may be worth reaching out to Terry and asking.
> Their beams will be more optimized than the Arrows.
> 
> On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 11:51 AM Mark Spencer <mark at alignedsolutions.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi:
>> 
>> I'm curious does anyone have any recent experience with 70 cm antennas
>> with a boom length of 6 feet or less that are centre mounted ?  I'm looking
>> for something light for backpacking that can be split into two (or more)
>> pieces.   My usual antenna vendors only seem to offer rear mounted antennas
>> for 70 cm with that boom length.
>> 
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>> 
>> 73
>> Mark S
>> VE7AFZ
>> 
>> mark at alignedsolutions.com
>> 604 762 4099
>> 
>> 
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