[NLRS] Antennas for 902 and 1296 MHz to borrow for UHF contest?

[Zack Widup]

Hi David,

I don't have one to loan out at the moment, but I've been using a 24
element loop Yagi for years. It's about 6 feet long and is a wonderful
performer for portable/rover operation. Very easy to build yourself, too.
Probably the hardest part is cutting up the aluminum strips. I did so with
a hand metal shear but later had a machine shop cut me up a handful of the
1/4 inch wide strips with a metal shear brake.

73, Zack W9SZ

On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 8:04 AM, David Palm <thepalmhq at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Friends,
>
> As a little push to have footprints on two more bands for the UHF contest I
> purchased the 1296 DEM transverter listed by W6GMT here.  I'm also
> revisiting the W1GHZ transverter for 902 MHz that I'm building -- that
> homebrew 'verter is "close" to being finished and perhaps if I push I can
> get it working by contest time.  I also need to modify my IF rig interface
> so that I can drive multiple transverters (see my original write-up here
> http://w9hq.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-proper-if-rigfinally.html).
>
> I think just that much might be do-able, but that would leave the matter of
> antennas.  I have built WA5VJB "cheap yagis" for both 902 and 1296 MHz, but
> those would be marginal from my QTH (they're intended for roving).
>
> I wondered if anybody might have some 902/1296 loopers they would be
> willing to loan out?  I will be up in the Twin Cities on business next
> week, July 19-21.  I tend to get up there three or four times a year, so
> could probably return them later this fall if someone was open to a two or
> three month loan.
>
> Thanks and 73,
>
> David  W9HQ
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