[Antennas] hamsticks

[Chris Boone]

Ken
W4RNL'S web site has plenty of antenna designs for 6m.....If you want to do
a simple dipole but not use wire, you can get the Hamstick dipole adaptor
(or similar) and buy from Radio Shack two of their 102" or 96" whips..(they
still carry them..I have two on storage right now). Cut them down for 6 and
make a dipole...or even a turnstile (takes 4 and two adaptors)..for use over
50.0-50.8, a turnstile will maintain its pattern (but farther out, it wont!
as Cebik's site will show).

www.cebik.com/radio is the his site for antennas, etc. Scroll down for
Practical Antenna Notes: VHF/UHF (Mainly) and enjoy the reading ;)

Also you can buy a PAR for omni use and build a 4 element yagi for 6m on a
10ft boom...I did decades ago...elements out of 1/2in EMT and thru the
elements with U clamps from Radio Shack for mounting...a simple Gamma match
and viola! It worked pretty damn good for 15 yr old building it.

On 6, you can build antennas that don't empty the pocket and are easy to
work with and experiment with..and to me, that's half the fun of 6m!

Chris
WB5ITT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ken Snipes
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 5:21 PM
> To: Antennas at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Antennas] hamsticks
> 
> 	Hi
> 
> I got a early father's day present, a 6 meter all mode.
> 
>   I had fun with it last Sunday , with a 6 meter Ringo, but I 
> was looking at getting a couple of hamsticks from Lakeview to 
> use as a dipole.
> 
>    Would they be worth the money, or make my own ?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> KD4IEN