The 2m Moxon (arrowed as it is very small) | . |
I used to work around the UK, as far as Norway, the South of France. Germany and Switzerland. Ah - good old days!
So for the Practical Wireless 2m QRP contest in June I thought I would have a bit of fun. I put up my 2-element home-made Moxon beam at about 8m on a fishing pole and used a Yaesu FT-817 running 2.5W from my Norfolk QTH.
I took part for a couple of hours and managed to work as far as Holland, France, Sheffield and Ditchling Beacon near the south coast. Also worked a few locals and into Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Heard another guy near Cheshire, but he went QRT before I could get him.
Considering the size of the antenna I was amazed to work anything. Conditions were reasonable at first - I could even hear the GB3VHF beacon on a vertical dipole, but the band seemed to get worse by lunchtime.
All good fun though and happy to give away a few points. Nice to hear 2m SSB being used.
Hello Steve,
ReplyDeleteI'm also use this antenna on 2m with a lot of success.
73, Gose
Hello Steve,
ReplyDeleteVery interesting on the 2 meter moxon. I am working on building a 17 meter moxon. I have the crappie fishing poles and wire. Deciding on the boom construction. Plus the 17 meter will fit my small backyard area.
73s Dan Wagner KC2YTI