"Ian White GM3SEK" wrote in message
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Ralph Mowery wrote:

"Scott" wrote in message
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Depends what you want. Are you going to use a small Yagi for FM work or
a
long boom Yagi for SSB/CW? If you want something fairly simple, a
homemade 6 or 8 element Yagi is fairly simple. Otherwise, for some
serious weak signal work, the K1FO designs are quite commonly used.
Directive Systems sell them...
http://www.directivesystems.com/antenna4.htm

Hope that helps!

Scott
N0EDV

Now you tell me. I just ordered 2 beams from M-Square, one for 432 and
one
for 144. Wish I had the K1FO antennas as I had one for 432 and it worked
very well. I did not know anyone had picked up the K1FO design after he
became a SK.

Important correction: Steve Powlishen, K1FO, is NOT an SK! (W9GB had it
correct: the person who died was the co-developer W1EJ.)

W9GB is also correct that they are excellent yagis, and have been
published in several editions of the ARRL Handbook. The most extensive
write-up is in the ARRL Microwave Experimenter's Handbook Volume 1.


Big mistake on my part. I was thinking of Rutland Arrays. The owner of
that company (small one man shop mostly) is the one that is a SK. He sold
the K1FO type antennas. He used to show up at the Shelby, NC hamfest and
that is where I bought the 432 antenna about 10 years ago . I really liked
the way it was made and it seemed to work very well. I have a handbook or
two that have the K1FO designs in them. Just don't have time or equipment
to put one together.

I may be wrong, but was thinking the M2 antennas were based on the K1FO
designs also. That was my reason for going with them.