[VHFcontesting] Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work

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Run it at 45 degrees in  V or inverted V configuration. Yes its 3dB loss at 45 degrees (minimize losses elsewhere) but that's half an S unit and you can work FM and SSB sat and terrestrial.  

For longer range terrestrial you will get polarization rotation over terrain anyhow.  As long as you dont end up orthogonal to another 45deg polarization antenna you will never see the theoretical 20dB loss.

73
John
KM4KMU 
On Sunday, January 26, 2020 Gregory Winters <greg_winters at hotmail.com> wrote:
I'd run mine outside for terrestrial if I wanted 2m SSB and 446FM. But the cross-polarization loss on 2m having it the wrong polarization can be up to 20dB. And I bought it mainly for FM SOTA on both bands... I just have to turn it sideways for 446 when I can on that band.

It was my contest antenna in the last VHF contest a week ago! Not by choice but it worked.

Greg, K3RW

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I have an Arrow Satellite yagi. I have used it several times for terrestrial work.  It seems to work about as well as similar sized yagis, from other manufacturers. There is a mounting bracket - I have one. But, I don't think Arrow makes it. Seems like I picked it up, at a hamfest, a few years ago.

Buddy WB4OMG


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From: John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com>
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Subject: [VHFcontesting] Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work

Most of the reviews I have seen for the Arrow Antenna dualband yagis are
regarding their use on the satellites, which I think is what they are
mainly made for.  Has anyone on the list used one of their dualband
antennas mounted permanently for terrestrial work as well?  They do sell a
mounting bracket for permanent mounting to a mast.

Do they seem well made enough to withstand the outside elements for a few
years on end?  Do they seem to perform as well as other antennas which have
approximately the same boom size and number of elements?

73 John W5TD
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