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G4EBT  > 50MHZ    05.04.07 22:36l 76 Lines 2176 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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James, G0FHM wrote:-

> Just gotten into 6m JT6M with my FT-857.
 
> Does anyone have a "quick n durty" beam design?, something that is 
> easily knocked up in a short amount of time, and with relatively easy 
> to find materials?
 
> I was thinking along the lines of a quad or something similar.
 
> Anything appreciated!

Probably the best place to look for anything on homebrew antennas
including theor and practice, and many many designs for any band is the
website of AC6V: 

http://www.ac6v.com/antprojects.htm

To give an indication of what's on there, here's the 6M stuff, where I'm
sure you'd find something to your liking:

6 Meter Antennas:
 
Six Meter Antenna Potpurri  By Brian D. Williams, GW0GHF
5/8 Six Meter Vertical -- by G3JVL
50 Mhz Antennas By ON4ANT
Six Meter Antennas A Bunch  -- From The UKSMG News
Six Meter Antennas A Bunch -- From 6MT.com  

Copper Cactus J-Pole antenna -- Plans for 52MHz -- By KG0ZP
Six Meter J-Pole -- By K4ABT
Super J-Pole Antenna (Collinear Design) - By KB0YKI 

Six Meter Halo -- From Steve KB1DIG
Six Meter Halo -- From W3DHJ
Six Meter Sloop By K0FF
Six Metre Long-wire Aerial -- By Brian D. Williams, GW0GHF 

Six Metre Indoor Loop -- By Colen Harlow, G8BTK 
Six Metre Antenna -- By Maurius - ZR6YY
Six Meter Long Wire Antenna - From GW0GHF
Long-wire Aerial for Six Metres By Brian D. Williams, GW0GHF 

6M and 2M Yagi -- From The Antenna Elmer
6M Yagis a Bunch -- From The Antenna Elmer
Six Meter Yagi    -- From The ARRL  
Six Meter three-element Yagi  -- From The ARRL
Six Meter Tri-Yagi -- From The ARRL  
50 MHz 6 Element Beam By DF9CY
Six Meter Monster Beam -- 8 element, 41 foot boom, 14.0 dBi gain, By N6CA 
Optimised Six-Metre Yagi  by Brian Beezley, K6STI
Two portable 6 meters antennas - two-element quad and a three-element yagi
with telescoping elements -- From VE7CA

Verticals 

That should keep you out of mischief!

Hope that helps.

Best wishes 
David, G4EBT @ GB7FCR

British Vintage Wireless Society Member
G-QRP Club Member, No: 1339

Cottingham, East Yorkshire.

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