New Antenna System

Well I desided to get a new Antenna System, because I want to be heard on EME.The Antenna I have now is a 16 Elm. Tonna, that only can be turned in horisontal direction with my Yaesu G-2800DXC. On the Weinheim tour last year I was lucky to get a used Yaesu G-500 rotator for Elevation with controller unit. To Elevate an antenna with that kind of rotator I needed two antenna's.

At first I desided to buy 2 new antenna's. Two 2x11 Elm. Tonna type 20822, but at closer look, this antenna's are only for Satellite communication because it's elements are mouted like an X. I needed horisontal and vertical.
After searching a while on the internet and found that DK7ZB-Martin are making very good antenna's. I coresponed with Martin an a plan was made for a 9 Elm. Cross-Yagi antenna. Until now I have not seen anybody that have made DK7ZB cross antenna's in 9 Elm. for 2 meter - only 7 Elm. by DO1NBW.

Following data was planned with DK7ZB:

(Picture with measurements is comming soon)

Here are some pictures from the building of the antennas:

Boom WO Dipol Cutting Elements Planning of Elements
All Elements 10 mm Element tube Boom Test
Element parade Elements waiting

At the moment one boom is finished and all elements are ready. Next the other boom is to be made ready for elements.
More details of the project comes . (9.3.2010)

Look also at the Combiner I made for the project.