[Wswss] Antenna Designs for 220 MHz

[LANCE COLLISTER]

YU7EF wrote:
> *Hi Lance*
> *Question I asked you about 220 MHz antenna is behind my*
> *wish to offer some 1.35m designs to US hams but don't know*
> *anyone involved and was hoping you might know someone.*
> *I was thinking about sending them to ARRL Antenna Book or*
> *ARRL Handbook but I am not sure how they will accept it and*
> *do they accept designs like that before they are actually made*
> *and tested. That is reason I need someone to verify them and*
> *confirm specifications - I don't have any doubt specifications*
> *will be as calculated but you know how things go.*
> ** 
> ** 
> *73, Popa, YU7EF*
>  
> *http://www.yu7ef.com/
> *
Hello Pop,

I appreciate your offer to provide optimized 220 MHz designs for us over here ;-) 
  As I explained in my previous email, most of the 220 MHz activity is located in 
more populated areas...there is no such activity here in Montana at all.

I once thought about building an amplifier for 220 MHz and getting on that band, 
but all my activity would have to be via EME.  Since there simply wasn't very much 
EME activity on 220 MHz, I decided to build an amp for 6m and get on that band 
instead ;-)  At least on 6m, I can work Es and some rare F2 (during the peak of 
the solar cycle) from here.

But I have forwarded your email to several weak signal VHF groups, and I am sure 
if any of them have members interested in 220 MHz antenna designs, they will 
contact you directly.  You also may want to consider submitting a paper for 
publication with some 220 MHz antenna designs to some big VHF groups such as the 
Central States VHF Society.

Thanks again and good luck with the new 6m antenna at your new QTH!

VY 73, Lance



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Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8)
P.O. Box 73
Frenchtown, MT  59834  USA
QTH: DN27UB
TEL: (406) 626-5728   URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj
2m DXCC #11, 6m DXCC #815