I’m enjoying the challenge of 23cm 1296 MHz homebrew antenna construction for SOTA purposes. My 23cm portable antenna collection includes: 12el DL6WU Yagi 12dB gain – lightweight boom construction using a folded dipole; 6el DL6WU Yagi 9 dB gain – ruggedised all brass construction gamma matched, ideal for the Australian scrub bash; and 2el HB9CV…
Homebrew 23cm (1296 MHz) HB9CV yagi antenna for SOTA To get the 23cm amateur started, SG-Lab’s 23cm 1296 MHz transverter is supplied with a PCB 23cm 2el HB9CV antenna. I am very happy with the performance of the PCB version, having worked Rod VK2TWR in Nimmitabel from Mt Taylor in Canberra, that’s a 130 km…
VK1AD 23cm (1.296 GHz) 6el Yagi – Construction of a rugged solid brass DL6WU yagi ready for the SOTA backpack! My collection of 23cm SOTA antennas includes two DL6WU homebrew folded dipole yagis, 6 and 12 elements. While both antennas offer excellent gain, their lightweight design means they are limited to summits with limited scrub bashing,…
I recently purchased two 23cm WA5VJB PCB 3el yagi antennas without SMA connectors, that was a deliberate decision as I wasn’t sure how I would use or mount the PCB yagi. For a recent SOTA activation I quickly soldered a short length of RG174 to the PCB pads which served its purpose for two activations,…
Saturday 24 June 2017. I’m constructing a 1296 MHz 12el 23 Yagi, I got little distracted from the yagi when I decided to take a break and build a 23cm 1296 MHz 1/4 wave ground plane antenna. Here it is.. Materials: N Type flange socket 70 mm length of 2 mm diameter copper wire 300…
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