24 Sept 2022

23cm antennas (again)

At one time, a very popular 23cm antenna, for ATV I think, was the bow tie designed by G8GML (now SK). As I recall it was 2 diamond shaped elements with a solid reflector. I think it had a useful (not high) gain and a fairly broad forward lobe. 

For DX contacts, a decent beam with lots of forward gain is usually essential, but such an antenna might be better for me than the PCB HB9CV that, I believe, is supplied with the 23cm transverter that should come next month.

What I am wondering is does anyone make this commercially and at what price?

Such an antenna might be useful on 70cm too.

UPDATE 1907z:   As David says in the comments, Wimo make such an antenna. It looks expensive.

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2 comments:

  1. David (G0LRD)Sat Sept 24, 04:15:00 pm GMT+1

    Hi Roger
    There is a commercially-made 23cm bow-tie (with a radome) from Wimo: https://www.wimo.com/en/pa-23r
    73 David

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  2. Roger G3XBMSat Sept 24, 04:19:00 pm GMT+1

    Thank you David.

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