Zl Special Yagi Antenna

The basic 2 element zl special is related to the hb9cv antenna.

Zl special yagi antenna. The booklet out of thin air practical wireless publication ca. The boom is 8 feet long and the wooden cross arms are 8 feet long. This antenna was made of 1 inch diameter aluminum tubing. The zl special is our most popular yagi.

Quality nickname summary your review. Here i describe my experience making a five element beam antenna. Here s a quick look around my latest project. You re reviewing zl7 2 2 metre 7 element special yagi antenna.

9 16 a 20 meter zl special mounted on a 32 foot pole and turned by a tv antenna rotor. Published on jun 15 2020 the construction of a shop purchased zl special 7 element yagi antenna for the ham radio 2m band. To overcome all the shortcomings of early home brew yagis 1early experimental results by f. G2bcx who has developed variations on the design from the earliest days to the present dubbed it the zl special.

The radiators are made from. Yagi zl special vhf 12el 13 5 dbd 3 20m boom from sandpiper antenna. This is due to the amazing high gain and performance for such a small boom length. The other way is to use full length wooden sections to stretch and support wire elements.

Zl3mh later zl2oq and recently a silent key brought the antenna to ham attention in 1949 giving credit to w5lhi and w0gzr for basic information on the design. We sell zl special 70cm 7 element yagi antenna at radioworld for all your yagi antenna needs call 01922 414796 hambid for ham radio scanners dab shortwave cb radios sales radioworld co uk response in 24 hours. Judd g2bcx who dubbed the antenna the zl special in honor of prichard s work seemed to indicate gains as high as 7 dbd and front to back ratios as high as 40 db 2moreover the. This no frills antenna boasts a 11 5 dbd gain is simple to build and.