In my opinion, the Elk Log Periodic is better suited than the Arrow for permanent mounting.
The downside is the gain on 70 cm compared to an Arrow. Even then, it will work. I used one during the June VHF contest and was able to work UHF with 20w to the same places I did on VHF with 50w (around 250 miles).
A plus is having both bands on the same polarization.
73 Fernando, KF7R
On Mon, Jan 27, 2020, 3:58 PM Greg D via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Besides the mechanical issues that others have noted, one thing to consider is that the 2m / 70cm elements are at 90 degrees from each other. If you want to mix repeater and weak-signal uses, you may need a way to rotate the beam so that the polarization is optimized for the band and use you are engaged in.
Greg KO6TH
John Geiger via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Most of the reviews I have seen for the Arrow Antenna dualband yagis are regarding their use on the satellites, which I think is what they are mainly made for. Has anyone on the list used one of their dualband antennas mounted permanently for terrestrial work as well? They do sell
a
mounting bracket for permanent mounting to a mast.
Do they seem well made enough to withstand the outside elements for a few years on end? Do they seem to perform as well as other antennas which
have
approximately the same boom size and number of elements?
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