[RMVHF] Re: New one

[LANCE COLLISTER]

Popa Ljubisa wrote:
> *Hi Lance*
> ** 
> *I'm sure you will be glad to know new one is coming to EME **both 2m 
> and 6m *
> *and this is going to be his array which is **currently under construction.*
> *It will have up to 60° elevation capability*
> ** 
> *Jens OZ2JFV has already started and hope to have it finished **this Spring*
> ** 
> *Attached are some diagrams and plots so you can see it as well as 
> dimensions*
> *of the brand new 9m boom antenna that will be used. it is a new design not*
> *yet published but if you have some "customers" willing to make it feel 
> free to*
> *distribute dimensions.*
> ** 
> ** 
> ** 
> *73, Pop, YU7EF
> http://www.yu7ef.com/
Hello Pop,

MNI TNX for all your work on the new OZ2JFV antennas!  Yes, it certainly will be 
great to have another big steerable 6m four yagi EME array in Europe!  I am very 
encouraged by the significant increase in interest for 6m EME, and am very happy 
to see more 6m arrays being constructed with full elevation, since that means more 
stations that can take advantage of contacts with other horizon-only stations 
around the world.  I now count up over 30 6m stations around the world with fully 
steerable 6m EME arrays working or under construction...and of course there are 
hundreds more who are capable of 6m EME on the horizon only.

I looked at the 7 element 6m beam you designed for the array at OZ2JFV, and 
compared it to your already very good 7 element design at

http://www.yu7ef.com/ef0607.htm

Can you explain if there is any reason why people should not build this new one 
instead of the old EF0607?  It appears that they are basically the same in 
performance, even if you are only interested in putting up one yagi.  Wouldn't it 
make sense to simply replace the old EF0607 with this new design so the antenna 
will still provide optimum performance, even if the antennas are stacked in an array?

Thanks again for all your good work with the high performance direct feed 50 ohm 
antenna designs!  You are doing much to encourage weak signal work on the VHF bands.

VY 73, Lance

-- 
Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8)
P.O. Box 73
Frenchtown, MT  59834  USA
QTH: DN27UB
TEL: (406) 626-5728   URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj
2m DXCC #11, 6m DXCC #815

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