Have you checked out WA5VJB's cheap yagi antenna designs for AMSAT? If you have a soldering iron, you can get some 1/8" brass or bronze 36" brazing rods for the driven element and/or directors at a local welding shop for like $20 for 10 of them. The 3/4" square dowel is also a couple of dollars for 3'. I actually cut all of the elements for a 6 element 435 MHz yagi earlier today to test out a filter and LNA and I already have two identical 2 meter 3 element yagis made out of the same stuff for some phasing experiments (eventually) with the dual receiver on the LimeSDR. Best regards, Jordan KF5COQ
On Sun, Oct 22, 2017, 15:27 David Taylor davidtaylorjr1985@gmail.com wrote:
I am just getting interested in Satellite work and I don't really have any money at all for antennas.
What is the easiest/chepest way to get into this part of the hobby as far as an antenna goes?
I have a Wouxun UV8D for a HT radio that I will use so I only plan to do FM work at the moment.
Thanks and 73
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