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Directional antenna in the 215 to 218 MHz band

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Directional antenna in the 215 to 218 MHz band

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:52:07 -0400, wrote:

Do a search for "tape measure antenna". It is a simple to build yagi
antenna made of pvc pipe with elements made from a metal measuring
tape. You can rescale it to your frequency.

Kingfish

Rumor has it that this antenna will be in the next ARRL Antenna
Handbook. Our club had an antenna party here recently where we built a
bunch of these. I chose to not glue mine together so it will store in
a very small package. You can also leave off elements at will to
reduce the physical size if needed.

Unfortunately, recent knee replacement has left me sidelined for a
while.

John Ferrell W8CCW
Beware of the dopeler effect (pronounced dope-ler).
That's where bad ideas seem good if they come at you
fast enough.

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