I used about 1" long colored pieces of heat shrink to match the elements. I found this also gave a little traction/grip to twisting the elements together. Great vid.
@KB1HQS5 жыл бұрын
Good idea on the heat shrink! Thanks for watching. 73
@deaustin40186 жыл бұрын
some people still don't believe me when I say I've made 100 mile contacts with the four element version. I'm glad you put that in.
@KB1HQS6 жыл бұрын
I have made some killer long distance contacts with a 5W HT and that antenna. Elevation atop a mountain top helps a lot. 73
@LavaKimo4 жыл бұрын
My longest contact is 211.5 miles From the Big Island to Oahu during our annual VHF/UHF grid madness contest.
@K7AGE7 жыл бұрын
Good hints. I use different color electrical tape for each pair of elements and also on the boom. I like your idea of the clear heat shrink tubing to keep the labels on. I have seen, (somewhere) where a fellow had drilled a series of holes along each edge of the boom to remove material to reduce weight. Since you are only needing a couple feet of coax, maybe using RG174 coax will save a few ounces. And, leave the 440 elements at home. Good video, Randy
@KB1HQS7 жыл бұрын
Good idea on the different color tape and RG174. I have toyed with the idea of speed holes in the boom but haven't gotten to that stage yet. I'm thinking of building a super lightweight Arrow antenna clone that is 2m only. Will have to add it to the to do list for 2018. Thanks for watching Randy; been a fan of your YT channel for awhile now. 73 Stu
@watchmanmichael20233 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks!
@jaybarr33074 ай бұрын
JUst bought one of these and getting acquainted. Interesting how you were able to mount the antenna to a tri-pod in the middle of the antenna. Curious how you did that.
@roberts39424 жыл бұрын
I just got my antenna yesterday. Do you have a follow-on video about how to mount it on a tripod?
@KB1HQS4 жыл бұрын
The boom has a predrilled hole under the handle. I added a new hole near the center of the boom.
@aquatone3274 жыл бұрын
Make sure you have a tripod with a strong swivel...that or counter balance it with a pole going out of the back side of it as well. Or as KB1HQS said, drill a hole in the middle of the boom. 73's KO4GLF
@ericlessard66536 жыл бұрын
Try thin elements with push nuts. That's what I have used
@MWDAdventures4 жыл бұрын
new to the ham and want to do the satilite radio thing. 146/437-10WBP Split boom with duplexer. Is this the correct model number?
@KB1HQS4 жыл бұрын
Correct, that's it! 73
@RandallSteen5 жыл бұрын
That issue sounds common. I climbed for ten years. Many peaks have multiple frequencies, including big fm broadcast.
@AppalachianTraining5 ай бұрын
Does this work for uhf/vhf direction finding?
@stevemazz31216 жыл бұрын
Paint the tips of matching elements different colors... a good paint will last forever.
@KB1HQS6 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@n6vhf7 жыл бұрын
What's with the hurricane at about 1:31? LOL Perfect timing for the "wind" comment.
@KB1HQS7 жыл бұрын
No doubt right? :) Thanks for watching! 73
@M21zen5 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Thanks for the info.
@KB1HQS5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! 73
@NICKGAR73 жыл бұрын
Great video especially the tips. Many of us use these with great success. I am thinking of drilling the boom to lighten it further for handheld satellite work… quite a few folk have done that however it ‘feels’ wrong to butcher it up! Let’s see. 73 Nick M1DDD (also a few sat vids on my channel)
@KB1HQS3 жыл бұрын
I went that route and found that the AL boom in cold weather was a huge heat sink. I have since moved on to a CF boom. Have fun with it. 73
@no5x937 Жыл бұрын
The Elk VHF/UHF Satellite log periodic for FM and SSB birds have all elements in the same plane and works as well as the Arrow II dual Yagi which have its VHF elements 90 degrees from the UHF elements. The Arrow II has build in 10W Diplexer which is not required by the Elk. Why does the Yagi require 90 deg phase polarization difference yet the Elk LPDA does not?
@rlmartin584 жыл бұрын
what do you use as a feedline is the length critical
@KB1HQS4 жыл бұрын
I usually keep the length under 15'. It is VHF, so shorter the better.
@9Z4Y6 жыл бұрын
Hello I just purchased one of these antennas, I would like to know how did you attach the antenna to the tripod at 11:08 in the video? please and thanks, 73
@KB1HQS6 жыл бұрын
I attached the antenna by drilling a hole through both the antenna boom and tripod mount. Then I used a small bolt with nut to hold it all together. 73
@Justin-bd2dg4 жыл бұрын
@@KB1HQS Why not just use the standard 1/4-20 of the tripod?
@KB1HQS4 жыл бұрын
@@Justin-bd2dg The tripod bolt isn't long enough to hold the antenna on the mount.
@Justin-bd2dg4 жыл бұрын
@@KB1HQS Time-Sert
@amirhossien38555 жыл бұрын
Is the aluminum element used in this antenna or is it like an aluminum tube?
@KB1HQS5 жыл бұрын
The antenna in the video is an Arrow antenna, the boom is an aluminum sqaure tube and the elements are actual aluminum arrow shafts. 73
@brucerobson82849 ай бұрын
Color coding the elements would be a whole lot easier.
@jimshooting42944 жыл бұрын
How do you mount your antenna to the tripod.
@KB1HQS4 жыл бұрын
The boom has a threaded hole under the foam handle. I wanted the antenna better balanced so I just drilled a hole in the middle of boom and ran a bolt thru it.
@brianbarker47395 жыл бұрын
How did you mount it on the tripod?
@KB1HQS5 жыл бұрын
Drilled a hole through the boom and used a 1/4" bolt with nut to secure it to my tripod.
@2j4ez6 жыл бұрын
How did you mount this on a tripod?
@KB1HQS6 жыл бұрын
I drilled a hole in the boom and mounted a bolt in my tripod to fit the boom on.
@Matt-zf7vz7 жыл бұрын
Well done - ..-.
@KB1HQS7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt! ~73
@w2gdj14 жыл бұрын
Some views look like the summit of Cadillac Mtn. in Acadia. My favorite place on the planet. W2GDJ FN32
@KB1HQS4 жыл бұрын
You are correct. That is Cadillac Mtn.
@adolfohernandez43075 ай бұрын
Well...12 minutes and your didn´t even show the whole freaking antenna!!