"Ralph Mowery" wrote in message
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"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.

Can't remember the name, but The "M" in KLM (antennas) is the same guy as
one of the "M"s in M2.

Tam/WB2TT