[amsat-bb] Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work

[Edward R Cole]

John,

Not for permanent home station use, but I have used the six UHF 
element Arrow as part of a rover in VHF Contest operation:
http://www.kl7uw.com/RoverJune06.jpg
On the far side of the crossboom.

Had to mount facing sideways as the 3-element 6m beam was too wide to 
be street-legal.  No rotator (used truck).
Also six element 2m and 18 element 900-MHz loop yagi.  Made 81 mile 
contact using 15w on 927.50 FM from local 400-foot hill.

The screw-on elements are subject to coming lose with vibration, so 
one would need a way to permanently tighten them (lock-tite on threads?).

73, Ed - KL7UW

From: John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com>
To: VHF Contesting Reflector <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>,    VHF
         Reflector <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>, AMSAT <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] 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


73, Ed - KL7UW
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