Sparks's Journal - weak-signal

N6NB VHF/UHF Quad Antenna

I'm interested in VHF and higher bands. Unfortunately my current home doesn't permit me to really dive into these bands like I'd prefer (with LOTS of big antennas!). So, to get my fix, I'm hoping to build a rover station that I can use go catch some new grids and explore the countryside.

N6NB has it figured out. Among the technology he's brought to the hobby is a VHF/UHF quad antenna that covers 144, 222, and 432 MHz in a compact form. I'm hoping to duplicate this antenna (maybe several times) and see how well it works (and maybe improve it?).

His website provides a good written description of this antenna along with a nice photo. Unfortunately a good drawing was not available. I've drawn one up to the best of my abilities along with an incomplete parts list.

I'd like to make a couple of these and compare them with my current antennas I'm using on 144 and 432 MHz. I'll add more notes to this page as they become available.

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Weak-signal VHF/UHF/Microwave

Sat 21 February 2015
By Sparks

In Radio.

tags: weak-signal

I am, or have been at one time or another, been active on 6m, 2m, 70cm, and 23cm VHF and UHF bands. (I've also experimented with some mesh networking on 2.4GHz (13cm band) so maybe I can claim another band?) All of the weak-signal work (2m through 23cm) was …
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New antennas up in the air.

Fri 31 July 2009
By Sparks

In Radio.

tags: antennas weak-signal 23cm 70cm 2m

It was hot this afternoon but I was able to get two of the three planned antennas up. Tomorrow is the ARRL UHF Contest so hopefully I'll be ready (still have to trim a limb or two out of a tree).

Top antenna is 23cm (1278MHz) and the lower one …
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Found a UT-10

Wed 10 June 2009
By Sparks

In Radio.

tags: 23cm Kenwood weak signal

Last night eBay sent me an e-mail saying it had located a UT-10 for me. I jumped on it! I've been looking for one of these for about two years. The price was right, too, so now I'll have 1.2GHz in the TS-790A in a couple of weeks! Oh …
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