My suggestion is to look up "cheap yagi(s)" with Google. Make one out
of a wooden boom and copper wire elements. In your attic, it will
work as well as anything you can buy.

My second suggestion is to build a Moxon. Google "Moxon Generator"
and I think you will find a page where you can plug in the frequency
and get the dimensions.

I just noticed you said you couldn't build anything. Surely a ham in
your area would be willing to help build either one of these.
Otherwise, Arrow makes very solid antennas. One of their 2 meter
models could easily have the elements shortened to be centered on your
desired frequency.

Kingfish

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:56:40 -0400, "Robert11"
wrote:

Hi,

Not very knowledgeable at all re antennas, but let me ask the following,
please.

Would like to try a Yagi for up in my attic to hopefully receive maritime
comms from the harbor, about 20 miles away, on my scanner (receive only
usage).
Presently using a Scantenna, but without much luck.
Probably just a bit too far.

Anyway, i read that a very directional Yagi, with its inherent gain, is
probably worth a try. Willing to do so.

Am not able now at my age to build anything, no matter how simple.

So, I tried to find a Yagi antenna I could purchase for perhaps $ 75 or so,
max.

I looked all over the web, but the only Yagis I could find around the Marine
freq's of
156-163 MHz approx are ones for the 2m bands, which apparently are in the
144 MHz range, and therefore not too suitable for the marine VHF freq's.

Really spent a lot of time looking and searching.

Might anyone know of a suitable Yagi I can consider purchasing for the
marine freq's ?

Much thanks,
Bob