[SixClub] Interesting 6M Gain Antenna

[Gabriel Sierra]

Hi,

I have used a home brew 6M collinear array antenna in a similar fashion. The antenna is around 33' long and, since it is made out of coaxial cable, it packs small enough to carry. I used it mainly in outdoor setups, specially when camping out: I just throw a fishing line with a sink to a tall tree, tie and pull up, using the tree as support. The weigh of such a long cable helps to keep is straight. Then it is just connecting it to the radio and fire away!

73,

Gabriel Sierra, WP3BM
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--- On Fri, 3/13/09, kd4e <doc at kd4e.com> wrote:

From: kd4e <doc at kd4e.com>
Subject: [SixClub] Interesting 6M Gain Antenna
To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>, "CARSHamRadio at googlegroups. com" <CARSHamRadio at googlegroups.com>, FLBOATANCHORS at yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 3:03 PM

It is really interesting, could theoretically designed so that it could
be raised and lowered on a non-conductive flagpole - or at least one
where the top section is non-conductive - and maybe swapped in and
out for antennas designed for other bands.

One could disguise it with colorful kite material and have an attractive
gain antenna that isn't offensive to the yard-nazis in deed-restricted
communities.  ;-)

We live in the woods so I just have to please my longsuffering wife,
KG4SBV, who would prefer pretty but who tolerates practical.

http://homepage3.nifty.com/lzk/ANT3_1.html

> Haven't used this antenna, but tried out the 'Hentennna' during the mid 
> 90's - worked pretty well, until it fell apart (used wire & thin laths 
> to build it, so didn't last long on the North Yorkshire moors).
> 
> Feedpoint in the hentenna is at the top of the matching loop, the 
> hdoublebay is at bottom, but a very similar antenna.
> 
> http://homepage3.nifty.com/lzk/ANT3.html for details for 2M - 80M 
> (including a 3-element 6M hentenna - mmana model says equivalent to a 
> 6-element Yagi).
> 
> Thanks for the link - could be a good antenna for operating away from 
> the shack,  Paul 5B8BA

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Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
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