I've been apprehensive about building my own yagi antennas before. It seemed so complicated. But then I started tinkering with antenna modelling software and decided it couldn't be that difficult. So I started building.
Life was so much easier when I realised that with a gamma match I did not have to split or isolate the elements from the boom.
On the pic is my 6m5el and my 2m5el yagis. 6m is a lot of fun this summer. There's a 10m/20m moxon spider beam coming up next.
4 Comments
hb9egm@lemmy.radio · 1 pts · 3y
Congrats on the build, but especially on overcoming the initial apprehension! www.g0ksc.co.uk has published lots of designs you can build too.
w0odl@lemmy.radio · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah this is pretty awesome. I’ve built some EFHWs but yagis have always kinda made me nervous for some reason. Great build!
LB8EI@lemmy.radio · 1 pts · 3y
For 6m perhaps just making a 2e yagi is simpler since you'll only save a trivial amount of width with a moxon.
ham_bitious@lemmy.radio · 1 pts · 3y
I've been thinking of making a 6m moxon, so I'll be interested to see your design. Those Yagis look great though!