Amen. I have an Alaskan Arrow with the duplexer (and have yet to work anyone with it, but it hears pretty well). It is not for the elderly or faint of heart, at least if you plan to hold it. I tried mounting it on my camera tripod, but it was so heavy that it popped the mount right out of the holder, so I guess I need a more rugged tripod. Any suggestions? Not sure what to do with it at this point<g>. One big issue for me regarding this antenna is that the elements don't stay screwed in. I suppose I could use some Loctite, but I'd also like to be able to take it apart at some point.
Rick, WW1ME
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of J. Boyd (JR2TTS) Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 2:33 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Arrow Antenna
On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 23:24:32 -0700, Bryan Green bryan@kl7cn.net wrote:
I really gotta get one of those ALASKAN Arrows.
Pros: Having those extra elements makes it so much easier to lock onto a bird and reach it with less power.
Cons: It weighs as much as a baseball bat. Holding one of those things up in the air for fourteen minutes and your arms will look like Popeye the Sailor Man at LOS. You're going to need a tripod, or at least a camera monopod to brace it against the ground.
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