2M Yagi $10 Challenge: How Far Will She Go!? #hamradio #vhf #yagi #antenna #diy #cheap

2M Yagi $10 Challenge: How Far Will She Go!? #hamradio #vhf #yagi #antenna #diy #cheap G'day mates - ever since travelling back to Vancouver a couple of weeks ago - where I met a bunch of fabulous hams; the 'challenge' has been to be able to make contact with them through the Mt Seymour Repeater - Which is located on the North Short of Vancouver. It's a crazy distance away from my QTH... OVER 100Kms (60 Miles) away!?' - So stay tuned for a rivoting journey of cheap and cheerful building of a 3 element Yagi Beam for 2 meters, and let's see if we can reach the repeater for under 10 BUCKS! Wooohooo PS..... I WAS ONLY RUNNING 5 Watts on the IC-705 MEASUREMENTS AND LINKS: Dowel 3/4" x 48 inches Fencing Wire, or 3 coat hangers will work. Min length 40 inches Distance from Director to Reflector..... 36 Inches Distance from Reflector to Driven Element - 16 inches LENGTHS: (please bare in mine my SWR was 1.7:1 so could be better - I think by having it away from the Metal Railing and elevated, would make the SWR Lower) Reflector: 40 Inches Driven Elements TOTAL 34 1/2 inches (17 1/4" per side) (START LONGER, 39 inches recommended, and adjust accordingly) Director: 35 Inches HUGE THANKS TO WB0CMT for the great article on this build. Here's the link. https://www.hamuniverse.com/wb0cmt2m3... Feel free to click 👍 Like 👉 Comment 👉 SUBSCRIBE WOOOHOOO 🎺🎺 HUGE THANKS TO THE PATREONS OF MY CHANNEL: Darrell Beard Lorene Hacker Bill Mitchell Rich Korona Mike Hausauer Stan Kuprianczyk Josh Averyt If you wish to 'tip' the channel, here's the link:   / hamjazz   Thanks mates! Love to see you over at our Discord Channel:   / discord   BURNABY RADIO: Mike - you're the greatest. Contact Mike today for quotes on any and all ham radio gear in Canada! [email protected] 00:00 Introduction 00:44 "Let's Build a Cheap 2 Meter Beam" 04:40 Antenna Assembled and Mounted "Overview" 05:11 Moment Of Truth... Can we Reach A Repeater 110Kms Away??? 05:29 DRUM ROLL........ 05:41 Calling Repeater for Antenna Check - 5 Watts! 06:27 "Mr Mud" VA5MUD IRLP Link! 07:00 Conclusion - Thanks for Watching Mates. Please Hit Like and Subscribe Wooohooo