Posted by: Dryer
Communications form Mt. St. Helens...amateur radio - 01/27/10 07:50 AM
A few years ago, I posted an "ultralight" antenna design in the MYOG section called the "KD5IVP Backpacker Yagi".
http://www.backpacking.net/makegear/yagi-antenna/index.html
Turns out, a young gentleman built my antenna and posted a "how to" video on Youtube, on how to build the thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPGmad2MMWM
....and another using my design to make a 211 mile contact from Mt. St. Helens using a walkie talkie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb6c9DdMkyc
This antenna weights 2.1 ounces and is what I use in the backcountry when out of cell phone range. I've made contacts well over 150 miles and through satellites using it. I don't know the fellow who made the video but he did a fine job!
So, if you have your amateur radio license, build this antenna. It can save your tail, and also doubles as a tarp pole.
http://www.backpacking.net/makegear/yagi-antenna/index.html
Turns out, a young gentleman built my antenna and posted a "how to" video on Youtube, on how to build the thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPGmad2MMWM
....and another using my design to make a 211 mile contact from Mt. St. Helens using a walkie talkie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb6c9DdMkyc
This antenna weights 2.1 ounces and is what I use in the backcountry when out of cell phone range. I've made contacts well over 150 miles and through satellites using it. I don't know the fellow who made the video but he did a fine job!
So, if you have your amateur radio license, build this antenna. It can save your tail, and also doubles as a tarp pole.