[AK-VHF] Moxon Antennas

[Brandon Clark]

Hi Ed,

No tuner in the 6 M radio. I'm running a Yaesu 891. I may just spend some time in 4NEC2 and see if I can come up with a design that covers the whole band. I hate to redesign stuff, but sometimes that's how it goes.
Brandon

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-------- Original Message --------
On Nov 3, 2021, 22:49, Ed Cole wrote:

> Brandon,
>
> Maybe using large diameter tubing would extend bw (??), but does your 6m
> radio have a antenna tuner? That would allow it to work over wider
> frequencies.
>
> Ed
>
> On 11/3/2021 11:50 AM, Brandon Clark via ak-vhf wrote:
>> Does anyone know of any wideband moxon designs for the 6M band? I'm planning to build one for rover use, but the only designs I've found are SWR limited to either the lower or upper two Mhz of the band.
>>
>> I'm not a big fan of "partial band" coverage with antennas, especially up here since there is so much mixed use between weak signal modes and FM.
>>
>> Is anyone familiar with a moxon design that covers the whole band?
>> 73,
>> Brandon
>>
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