Can anyone reccomend a good 2M yagi? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Peter.N. · 18th Jun 2014, 9:56 pm

Hi folks

After the debacle with my last new collinear I am hoping to avoid the same problem again by asking for your recommendations. The collinear I am using now is brilliant for vertical but I would like a horizontal option and am looking for a good quality and performance beam. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Peter

G3PIJpeter · 19th Jun 2014, 1:16 am

Buy or make your own? If the latter, then see
http://www.amateurradio.bz/2m_backpa...d_antenna.html
and many other sites.
- Peter

Martin G7MRV · 19th Jun 2014, 11:15 am

If you wish to build, I can recommend the designs here http://dk7zb.darc.de/start1.htm

Very effective and easy to build

HamishBoxer · 19th Jun 2014, 11:53 am

Keep us posted what you go for Peter.

Radio Wrangler · 19th Jun 2014, 12:59 pm

The moonbounce fraternity favoured long-boom Tonnas, then shifted to Cuedees

Have a search round their watering holes to see what's preferred just now. Look in Dubus for the latest home-build designs.

David

Junk Box Nick · 19th Jun 2014, 5:59 pm

Whatever became of the DL6WU long yagi? It was the thing (along with the Tonna) 30 years ago so is now nicely vintage. I built one for 70cms.

Even more vintage is my J-Beam six over six which I bought second hand in 1970 and which I hope to resurrect at some point. I homebrew extended it to become a ten over ten in the 1980s and bagged loads of DX with 3 watts from the TX - but I did have a good location...

mattltm · 19th Jun 2014, 6:31 pm

I have always found Tonna beams to be a good mix of price vs quality.

HamishBoxer · 19th Jun 2014, 7:24 pm

The Tonna i used back in England was excellent.

Peter.N. · 20th Jun 2014, 9:52 am

Thanks for all your comments folks. I have built one or two in the past with varying degrees of success and I make my HF antennas including a rotatable dipole cut for 20M! which worked a treat, fed it with twin feeder and it would tune up on most bands, I have had much more success with HF ants than VHF.

I bought a DIY 8 element 2M beam kit some years ago which looked nicely made, it received fine but most DX stations could not hear me or at least with a considerably weaker signal than I was receiving, the collinear I am using now I am getting much better reports from so how an aerial can receive well and make such a poor job of transmitting I don't know.

I don't need fantastically high gain, I just want something that will do the job, I had an 8 El J Beam XY for many years and that was excellent - until my tower came down and destroyed that and my HF3 tribander

I could work into Holland on the J Beam but that is more due to my location than the aerial.

There use to be quite a few secondhand aerials about but not so now it seems, most of the CB glut of G4s seem to have given up and all the equipment disposed of.

I will let you know if and when I get sorted.

Peter G0HET

18th Jun 2014, 9:56 pm	#1
Peter.N. Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Charmouth, Dorset, UK. Posts: 3,601	Can anyone reccomend a good 2M yagi? Hi folks After the debacle with my last new collinear I am hoping to avoid the same problem again by asking for your recommendations. The collinear I am using now is brilliant for vertical but I would like a horizontal option and am looking for a good quality and performance beam. Any suggestions? Thanks Peter

19th Jun 2014, 1:16 am	#2
G3PIJpeter Hexode Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 323	Re: Can anyone reccomend a good 2M yagi? Buy or make your own? If the latter, then see http://www.amateurradio.bz/2m_backpa...d_antenna.html and many other sites. - Peter

19th Jun 2014, 11:15 am	#3
Martin G7MRV Heptode Join Date: May 2008 Location: Selby, North Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 951	Re: Can anyone reccomend a good 2M yagi? If you wish to build, I can recommend the designs here http://dk7zb.darc.de/start1.htm Very effective and easy to build __________________ I got food in ma belly and a license for ma telly My Blog - http://g7mrv.blogspot.com

19th Jun 2014, 11:53 am	#4
HamishBoxer Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: W.Butterwick, near Doncaster UK. Posts: 8,932	Re: Can anyone reccomend a good 2M yagi? Keep us posted what you go for Peter. __________________ G8JET BVWS Archivist and Member V.M.A.R.S

19th Jun 2014, 12:59 pm	#5
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,868	Re: Can anyone reccomend a good 2M yagi? The moonbounce fraternity favoured long-boom Tonnas, then shifted to Cuedees Have a search round their watering holes to see what's preferred just now. Look in Dubus for the latest home-build designs. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done

19th Jun 2014, 5:59 pm	#6
Junk Box Nick Octode Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Midlands, UK. Posts: 1,571	Re: Can anyone reccomend a good 2M yagi? Whatever became of the DL6WU long yagi? It was the thing (along with the Tonna) 30 years ago so is now nicely vintage. I built one for 70cms. Even more vintage is my J-Beam six over six which I bought second hand in 1970 and which I hope to resurrect at some point. I homebrew extended it to become a ten over ten in the 1980s and bagged loads of DX with 3 watts from the TX - but I did have a good location...

19th Jun 2014, 6:31 pm	#7
mattltm Retired Dormant Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Newport Posts: 5	Re: Can anyone reccomend a good 2M yagi? I have always found Tonna beams to be a good mix of price vs quality.

19th Jun 2014, 7:24 pm	#8
HamishBoxer Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: W.Butterwick, near Doncaster UK. Posts: 8,932	Re: Can anyone reccomend a good 2M yagi? The Tonna i used back in England was excellent. __________________ G8JET BVWS Archivist and Member V.M.A.R.S

20th Jun 2014, 9:52 am	#9
Peter.N. Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Charmouth, Dorset, UK. Posts: 3,601	Re: Can anyone reccomend a good 2M yagi? Thanks for all your comments folks. I have built one or two in the past with varying degrees of success and I make my HF antennas including a rotatable dipole cut for 20M! which worked a treat, fed it with twin feeder and it would tune up on most bands, I have had much more success with HF ants than VHF. I bought a DIY 8 element 2M beam kit some years ago which looked nicely made, it received fine but most DX stations could not hear me or at least with a considerably weaker signal than I was receiving, the collinear I am using now I am getting much better reports from so how an aerial can receive well and make such a poor job of transmitting I don't know. I don't need fantastically high gain, I just want something that will do the job, I had an 8 El J Beam XY for many years and that was excellent - until my tower came down and destroyed that and my HF3 tribander I could work into Holland on the J Beam but that is more due to my location than the aerial. There use to be quite a few secondhand aerials about but not so now it seems, most of the CB glut of G4s seem to have given up and all the equipment disposed of. I will let you know if and when I get sorted. Peter G0HET