>>> JE> Ever made a Quagi? Two quad elements, one as the driven
>>> JE> element, one as a reflector, the rest of the directors (9 of
>>> JE> 'em) are Yagi elements.
> JE>
>>> I've stacked a pair of those on UHF. Only had five
>>> directors, though.
> JE>
> JE> The one I saw (my dad built) had a total of maybe 10 elements on it?
> JE> 2 quad, and 6 yagi? I can't remember... Damned CRS anyway
> If I remember, mine only had 4 directors instead of 5.
> Still had more than you dads' though.
Roy?
There were 10 elements. One quad DE, one quad reflector, and 8 directors.
You had *more* with only *4* directors?
More what?
> JE> Sounds about the right time-frame. It was included in the ARRL
> JE> Handbook in either '78 or '79... carried there for about 4 or 5
ears,
> JE> and then dropped out, for whatever reason.
> Probably got moved to the Antenna book.
I've not seen a current version of -that- publication in a while!
> JE> What did you use for a phasing stub?
> According to Wayne Overbeck, the inventor, you lose to
> much RF in a phasing stub. He fed his direct with RG8
> or 213. Since I stacked mine, I used RG11 as a
> stacking harness and fed that with RG8.
How far were they spaced, half wave?
Got the formula for figuring up phasing lines for V/UHF "stacked" antennas?
>>> I ran across the loop dimensions the other day while looking for
>>> something else. If I can find the spacing info and the rest of the
>>> plans, I'll post them..
> JE> Hey, that'd be GREAT!
> No problem, I just have to run through the file
> cabinet in my garage. Dirty dusty place..
73 = Best Regards
-Jeff KA5THB
ka5thb@bigfoot.com
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