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High Performance Lightweight Antennas. The spider beam is a full size lightweight tribander yagi for 20/15/10m, made from fiberglass and wire. It has been specially developed as a highly efficient antenna for dx-pedition and portable use.

Build a portable VHF yagi antenna for 2 meters. All you need is two rabbit ear antennas from Radio Shack, two CATV baluns, four feet of 3/4 CPVC pipe with one tee.

HF Wire Yagi antenna with notes and eznec file on original article of a Portable 3-Band Yagi antenna for 10-15-20 meter band made with wire elements. Include link the original to QST article.

Lots of information of hidding transmitters, building portable yagi antennas, s-meters, and much more

2m SSB/CW-12.5 Ohm Yagis with extrem high gain and small bandwidth. These Yagis were constructed as ultra-light, portable Yagis with extrem high gain. They have small bandwidth and are working from 144,0-144,8MHz with good SWR.

A Portable 2 element Triband Yagi antenna that can work on 10 15 20 meter band by VE7CA

A homemade antenna plan for a portable yagi beam antenna for the Six meters. Consist of a 3 elements yagi beam design include antenna dimensions, with elements lenght and spacing.

UHF 3 element portable antenna with gamma match by ON6MU

A simple multi-band magnetic loop antenna designed for 20, 30 and 40 metres, made from 16 feet of RG58 coax cable. The performance is impressive for its size but not meant to replace a Yagi. The antenna features a tuning head, matching unit, tuning capacitors, band change switch, and matching transformer. The feedpoint is at the bottom of the loop. The document provides detailed instructions on assembly and operation.

Quad and Yagi portable antennas for 50 mhz by VE7CA

a portable 2 elements tri band yagi

A 3 and 5 element portable yagi antennas for 2 meter band

VE7CA reprint an interesting article taken from arrl antenna compendium. Two elegant practical and portable 6-meter gain antennas, a two-element quad and a tree-element Yagi antenna for 50 Mhz-6 meter band

A suitable high gain 70cms antenna for SOTA operation was sought that did not have the drawbacks of a long Yagi antenna, principally a narrow beamwidth and bandwidth.

This Yagi has a constant element-distance of 1,50 m. You must only correct the lengths of the elements for QSY, see table down. For the bands 10 m and 12 m the Yagi is working as a reflector-radiator-Yagi, for 15 m and 17 m as a beam with radiator and director.

30/17/12 and 20/15/10-Meter Tribanders and a 40 meters inverted V wire yagi antenna

A portable VHF home-made Yagi-Uda antenna, that is extremely easy to build and very cheap. Moreover this antenna, while dismounted is just 1 meter long, and the total weight is just 100 grams.

A portable 4 elements yagi antenna for 70 MHz by yu7ef

A 4 yagi beam VHF antenna made with PVC easy to carry in a backpack for portable operations

Design for a 5 element 2 Metre beam with a forward gain of 8dBD and a front to back ratio of over 24dB.

Building a 2 metre 144MHz VHF Yagi beam antenna, designed for portable use.

EF0603S is a 3 element portable yagi antenna for six meters band by YU7EF

Ground Plane - 1/4 wave vertical, J-Pole, 3 Element Yagi Beam and simple antenna supports

A portable three element 6M yagi for less than twenty pounds

A portable VHF yagi antenna designed for SOTA operations based on the orignal DK7ZB concept.

Cheap and light portable 2m Yagi

The Vertical Buddi Beam on 20m using no Coils. n this article I am going to describe a totally new way to construct and use a very old design the two element Yagi antenna. Unlike the traditional Yagi this design does not require a Tower or a boom, it is 100 percent portable and most important high- performance and easy to assemble using standard Buddipole components.

Tape measurement yagi. The longest part is 530 mm, easy fit to your backpack. Very easy and fast deploy. Great for SOTA and portable operation. Can be used in horizontal or vertical polarization. Based on DK7ZB design

A portable VHF/UHF portable 6 element Yagi antenna project by OH2GVB

A cheap and easy to build tape measure antenna suitable for RDF or any portable operation use.

This article is about a 4 element yagi VHF antenna designed to be easy to be assembled and suited for portable operations

A great and efficient monoband VHF portable antenna. The article consist of two version of a 12.5 Ohm 3 elements yagi beam antenna plans for the two meter band, a full sized and a shortened version expecially designed for the SSB and CW on 144 MHz.

A collection of 450 MHz Cheap Yagis that have proven great portable operations, back-packing and transmitter hunts, and are something inexpensive you can throw up in the attic for that weak repeater

144MHz 2m Portable Yagi VHF Beam Antenna. This page contains construction details on a 2 metre 144MHz VHF Yagi beam antenna, designed for portable use.

An ingenious portable satellite antenna designed for the IC-705. Addressing its lack of full duplex, the IC-705’s Split Mode enables FM satellite communication, with memory channels programmed for Doppler correction. The antenna combines a 2m Moxon and 70cm Yagi for mechanical simplicity and a single feed point, ideal for handheld use. Built with 3D-printed parts, TIG welding rods, and PVC pipe, it’s lightweight, transportable, and effective. STL files and detailed instructions ensure easy replication for enthusiasts.

Paul McMahon presents a compact VSWR meter designed for QRP portable use, ideal for SOTA operations with rigs like the FT817. The device, constructed from readily available components, employs a simple resistive bridge for wideband performance from 1.8MHz to 52MHz, with diminishing accuracy at higher frequencies. Key features include no need for external power, simple calibration, and operation with low power levels. The design, detailed with parts lists, schematics, and construction guidelines, ensures a 2:1 worst-case VSWR to protect transceivers during antenna matching. Calibration points are set for accurate VSWR readings at various loads.

This page provides information on designing a lightweight Moxon antenna for the upper HF bands and VHF. The Moxon antenna is a compact version of a 2-element Yagi with folded elements, offering good forward gain and a high front-to-back ratio. It is designed for a single band with a feed-point impedance close to 50 ohms. Hams can orient the antenna horizontally or vertically, with polarization following the configuration, affecting radiation patterns. The page allows users to generate radiation pattern plots, VSWR charts, antenna currents diagrams, and Smith charts for their antennas on different ground types, helping them understand antenna performance in the field.

A project for a six meters Yagi beam antenna, built mainly for portable operations. This is a 4 element Yagi beam with a 4 meters boom.

A small Yagi antenna for camper van. It is made of aluminum tubing, breaks down for storage, and works well for communicating with others. He built it in an afternoon and it gets good signal. The antenna is lightweight and can be packed up to fit inside his van while traveling

Learn how to build wire Yagi antennas for your ham radio setup. Discover how smaller wire elements can offer practical and portable options for temporary operations. Explore designs like the Hex Beam, Spider Beam, and Moxon that require less mechanical complexity and can be easily rotated or supported. Find out how to construct and hang wire Yagis from ropes, trees, or masts with inverted vees or horizontal elements. Get tips on element positioning, gain, and beamwidth considerations. Follow simple construction steps using a rope boom and marking element positions for efficient assembly. Enhance your ham radio experience with versatile wire Yagi antennas.