2M Fox Hunting Yagi Antenna Build
Join the DARC for Lecture and Lab March 23, 2024 from 10am until 2pm. Attendees will be building an inexpensive 2M yagi beam antenna using 1″ tape measure sections for antenna elements and a three foot length of 1/2″ PVC pipe. This antenna is suitable for HAM radio fox hunting and other radio direction finding activities in the 2 meter HAM band. You can purchase the antenna kit on site, cost of the kit is $15.00. Builders with their tools will need to come to the Dallas Medical Center March 23, 2024 from 10:00 am – 2 pm ish to purchase, assemble and test their antenna. First come first served and as always this event is open to anybody licensed or not, and you do not need to be a member of the DARC to attend.
Lecture and Lab participants can purchase a complete yagi antenna kit for the low cost of $15.00. We have a total of 18 kits for the lab. You are encouraged to bring a 2M radio, an HT is perfect, just make sure it has a BNC adapter on it so you can hook up your hand-crafted 2M yagi after you assemble and test the antenna.
This is a low cost 3 element 2M yagi beam antenna (est. 7.3 dBd gain) suitable for fox hunting and radio direction finding activities and perhaps some other things as well. This is a complete kit and when finished you will have a working 2 meter 3 element yagi beam antenna with 5-6’ of coax and a BNC connector that works across the 2 meter HAM Band. Assembly will be streamlined using 3D printed element holders bolted onto the 3’ section of ½” PVC pipe.
Disclaimer: This antenna plan/project isn’t new; it’s not even my idea or design. This is based on a project from Instructables that is based on the original design from Joe Leggios (WB2HOL). Using 3D printed parts found on Printables
Lecture and Lab attendees are encouraged to look over the short slide deck below – consider looking over the included links for additional antenna build details along with theories and performance. Optionally you are encouraged print the deck for a hard copy of the assembly steps noted in the presentation.
DARC Tape Measure Yagi Beam Antenna Kit Assembly Directions
Here is the direct link to the slide deck
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