[VHFcontesting] US Antenna Manufacturer

[Tom Holmes]

That would be cool, Terry!

Willing to take a swag at the price you'd have to ask? Obviously, that might affect my thinking 😉.


Tom Holmes, N8ZM

-----Original Message-----
From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces+tholmes=woh.rr.com at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Terry Price
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2022 7:35 PM
To: 'Walter Carrington' <wc at mathmicro.com>; VHFcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] US Antenna Manufacturer

Since taking over the reins of Directive Systems from Dave over 9 years ago (boy does time fly!!) we've sold exactly 3 of the DS88-8 antennas. Since they were "different" to manufacture than any other antenna, they became "white elephants" and we just stopped advertising them. After looking at the designs by W4RNL (SK), **IF** there was a sudden interest in these (at least 10) I would build the 16 element version on a 14 foot boom. The LPA design gives pretty uniform gain for the entire band.

Oh, the chicken shit would be an option, much like our dB grease or our pint jars of tropo and Es.

Terry - W8ZN

-----Original Message-----
From: VHFcontesting [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces+terry=directivesystems.com at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Walter Carrington
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2022 1:25 PM
To: VHFcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] US Antenna Manufacturer

Dave, WERU still has a link to Directive Systems on their website. They also have plans for a homebrew 6 element yagi on a 13' wooden boom. 
Since it is based on a 1956 Popular Science design, I suspect a more modern design would do better. They actually have a decent article on improving reception.

https://weru.org/listen/improving-your-reception/

     I'll be listening to it in 2 weeks on vacation on an island off Deer Isle, ME. It's only about 25 miles, so I probably won't need a yagi.

Walter, K1CMF

Dave, K1WHS said:

Directive Systems used to make a pretty FB FM broadcast antenna just for FM DXing and serious audiophiles. It was an 8 element dual driven yagi on a 16 ft boom, optimized for 88-92 MHz. All of the "listenable"
stations were located at the bottom of the band and that was the focus for the audiophiles.? My dentist was a serious FM listener and he was complaining to me while drilling one of my teeth, that he could not pull in WERU, in his favorite station from Blue Hill, Maine.

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