Yagi Tape Measure Antenna
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These parts are made for use with 1 inch PVC pipe and 1" harbor freight tape measure steel. You can use electrical tape to attach the element holders to the side of the pipe, and use the driven element bridge to give structural rigidity across the driven dipole element. I have used this with up to 5 elements on 2m with good success. When not using the antenna, just pinch the elements to remove them from the holders, and store them INSIDE the tube! you can add some end caps to make this ultra portable. Use these parts with any of the multitude of tapemeasure YAGI design guides online. **I never got the 440 mhz side of the pictured antenna working too well... perhaps 1" wide tape measure material is too wide for that frequency? -Update July 4th 2019 At some user requests, I added a half inch tape measure version for use. The 1/2 inch still fits a 1" PVC pipe, and is likely best for 440 MHz and up? I also included a scaled (and curvature tweaked) 1/2 inch driven element STL. Hope you enjoy!
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