[VHFcontesting] VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 231, Issue 4

[Terry Price]

Mike,

We don't use solid 3/8" for the tee arms, we use tubing. It could be a home
brew modeled after the original K1FO/Rutland Arrays FO12.

Terry Price - W8ZN
Directive Systems and Engineering
703-754-3876


On Sun, Mar 6, 2022 at 12:22 PM mike repinski via VHFcontesting <
vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:

> After checking Directive Systems web page I have found the antenna to be
> the new and improved version of a DSFO144-12. They changed the driven
> element design in 2019. What would we do without the internet? Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Art <art.w0ba at gmail.com>
> To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Sent: Sun, Mar 6, 2022 12:12 pm
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 231, Issue 4
>
> It might be an M^2 2M12LB. If the feed and balun connections are
> hardwired it would be an old version of that antenna. The newer version
> has a machined block to which the T sections, balun, and feed connect.
>
> 73, Art, W0BA
>
> On 3/6/22 10:00 AM, vhfcontesting-request at contesting.com wrote:
> > Send VHFcontesting mailing list submissions to
> >     vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> >
> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
> >     http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
> >     vhfcontesting-request at contesting.com
> >
> > You can reach the person managing the list at
> >     vhfcontesting-owner at contesting.com
> >
> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> > than "Re: Contents of VHFcontesting digest..."
> >
> >
> > Today's Topics:
> >
> >    1. ID 2 meter yagi antenna (mikflathead at aol.com)
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2022 12:34:18 +0000 (UTC)
> > From: mikflathead at aol.com
> > To: "vhfcontesting at contesting.com" <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> > Subject: [VHFcontesting] ID 2 meter yagi antenna
> > Message-ID: <1948567205.202509.1646570058149 at mail.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> >
> > I recently purchased a few vhf antennas from an estate. One is a 12
> element 2 meter yagi, roughly on a 18 foot boom. I originally thought it
> was a Directive Systems antenna. However the feed is different than the
> manual I found in the antenna sheets the estate had. The driven element is
> a 1/2 aluminum tube that goes thru the boom. It uses 3/8 solid rods for the
> T match rods. Would any one know who may have made this? Thanks Mike
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Subject: Digest Footer
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > VHFcontesting mailing list
> > VHFcontesting at contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > End of VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 231, Issue 4
> > *********************************************
> _______________________________________________
> VHFcontesting mailing list
> VHFcontesting at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
> _______________________________________________
> VHFcontesting mailing list
> VHFcontesting at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
>