[NLRS] 1296 omnis

Thu, 02 Jan 2003 17:50:58 +0000

Hi John,
You're correct, and the references are good ones !  

However, I don't think it matters WHAT omni-antenna you use if no one can
hear you!  On 2m, you make up for lack of antenna with power, but that's
real hard (and expensive !) to do on 1296.  Even a WA5VJB home-built (10 el
on a 30" boom) will produce 12 or so dBi gain.  That takes your 10 watt IC
brick to 100-160 w ERIP.  The biggest advantage on antenna gain, though, is
that it ALSO works on receive.  

You CANNOT work as much on an omni- as you can with even a small gain
antenna!  This doeasn't seem to be a popular answer, but its the simple truth.

73 Donn
WA2VOI/0

At 09:36 02-01-03 -0600, John Kalenowsky, K9JK wrote:
>While the discussion has evolved to pleas for use of directive (read 'GAIN')
>antennas by rovers, I've only seen a few answers to the original question,
>regarding omni antennas for 1296.
>
>I remember the Double Diamond/Iowa Bug Slicer antennas from NA0IA's
>presentation on "The Art of the Rover" at the 2002 CSVHFS Conference.  I
>haven't used them myself and I am not aware of anyone selling them
>commerically but they look fairly easy to build.  There is a pdf with
>dimension information at the Cedar Rapids Microwave Society's Web site
>http://www.rf.org/crms/projects/DoubleDiamondAntenna.pdf and pictures at
>http://www.rf.org/farmers/n0cih/ (look especially at pics 4 and 5 to see the
>slotted screw method for connecting the element to the connector flange).
>
>>From the Antenna Range results at 2002 CSVHFS: 5.1 & 6.3 dBi Gain at 902 and
>8.3 & 8.5 dBi Gain at 1296.  K0DAS had them for both bands, N0CIH had one
>for 902 and NA0IA had one for 1296.
>
>73, JK (K9, that is)
>
>----- Original Message -----
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>Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 16:50
>Subject: [NLRS] 1296 omnis
>
>
>> Thinking about the possibility of portable operation some time
>> (perhaps in January) with omni antennas.  Anyone have luck with 1296
>> halos or similar?  I have omni's for 50,144,222,432 but nothing
>> beyond that.  Who is selling omni's for 1296 (or 902) these days?
>> Any thoughts helpful -
>> 73, and good DX for '03
>> Matt
>> KF0Q
>> EN44ea
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