Tag Archives: 2 meter

Dec 13

2m stack

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When the Hexbeam was moved this gave me a place to relocate my 2m vertical and 2m cubical quad. When I re-acquired the Hex, it also came along with the old Channelmaster rotor I previously used with it.

With the change in antenna size, weight, etc we were able to extend the mast another 4 feet and add a 6′ mast above the rotor. At approximately 40ft is the 2m vertical, with the quad at the bottom set to horizontal polarization. This allows for another antenna to be mounted in the middle, most likely another 2m cubical quad vertically polarized.

Jun 14

June ARRL VHF Contest

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I just got finished up participating in the June ARRL VHF contest, a first for me. With my Field Day expedition only 2 weeks away, this contest was a perfect chance to shake out the portability of my gear.

Initially I started off the contest in a field very close to my QTH with my Icom 706 and an Arrow dual-band satellite antenna. I needed to fabricate a mount where I could easily rotate the yagi as well as adjust azimuth and elevation. I ended up cutting a 1 inch piece of SCH40 PVC at 15 inches long and a piece of SCH40 1 1/4 inch PVC at 6 inches long. I used a hose clamp to secure it down to a photography light stand adapter, as I didn’t have access to a tripod. As you can see in the photos, it seemed to workout just fine for the contest.

Since I was operating the 2nd day of the contest from home, I needed to change the polarity of my Cubex 2m quad antenna to be horizontally polarized. Granted I’ve only made 20 contacts in my first VHF contest, but I ended up having a blast and learning alot.
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