Arrow Antenna

[pabloernesto19]

I have that arrow. In my knee.

[ThetROLLINGtRAIN]

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[Arabhacks]

There seems to be some misconceptions.

Antenna elevation is first, gain is second, power is third.

The reason satellites work so well is the elevation and excellent antennas, a few watts covers the entire CONUS.

What the arrow antenna does is allows one to carry a dual band Yagi that can easily be disassembled and transported.

The satellites are the true key elements, without them range on VHF/UHF would be very limited indeed.

[mercnun]

the people at arrow do a GREAT job!  I stopprd in their factory a few years ago and got a tour. I will buy more ants from them again,

Rich

[camattem]

كس اختك على الشرح ولد كلب

[AB9RN]

curious how you attached the extra bracket you created for the tripod? Did you remove the duplexer temporarily and tap some threads in the existing hole?

[K7AGE]

@AB9RN My arrow has a tapped hole, and it is away from the duplexer, so no problems.

[johnfish837]

Nice jobe Randy. Thanks for the cool video. 73 de VA3VVV...

[inbarhovav]

very nice antenna

[shooter34488]

Love your videos Randy, very informative. I like the bloopers too, lets us nimrods know that video production is not as simple as you make it look. 73's

Monte WB3CCN

[thegeoffphillips]

Just ordered the antenna after watching your videos. Thank you for taking the time to explain this new part of the hobby to so many people. Also, I appreciated the blooper reel at the end. 73's!

KF5HTK

[uscg906]

Nice demo Randy! An Arrow antenna on a tripod is always impressive looking.

[jemisfenando]

Asian sugar babies #lushfmlk.info#

[BANGERS68]

i just use a telephone...lol

[MATRIXx805]

So can I use this hooked up to my FM transmitter and broadcast radio at a great range ?

[lu5ddx]

exelent video ,thanks 73s jorge

[paulobrasilhawaii]

Aloha Randy.

I just got my antenna 2 weeks after watch your video, thanks for all informations.

73

PU2LPQ/KH6 - Paulo

[metamorfosis84]

excuseme sir wats this anthena for,, tv and radio?

[K7AGE]

@metamorfosis84 Amateur radio satellites

[LU8HRW]

Thank you very much

Very nice video, Randy

73`

LU8HRW

[layed39]

I have a Yaesu 5100 for my car. How do I choose a good antenna. I want to be able to reach 100 miles.

[K7AGE]

@layed39 Distance on V/UHF is mainly line of sight. The higher you are the further you can work. This is why repeaters are up high. For the car a common 5/8 2M antenna works good.

[USNERDOC]

Randy - Great informative video of the Dual Band Arrow Yagi and your tripod mounting system. I just got the 2-meter Arrow Yagi for backpacking and look forward to adding the Dual Band for satellite work in the future. Would be great to log a QSO with K7AGE in the future! 73's KF7ETX

[m1a1fan]

Thanks Randy for the great video. Love the out-takes at the end. de KB9RID

[kriegM16]

it's nice video for education for radio communication. thanks Mr. Randy

[MarvinMcGill]

Ham4less is anouther place to buy the Arrow very fast shipping got mine with in 2 days after I phone it in .

[dkaplan2005]

Thanks Randy,

Great Video .. Again .. Can't wait to try this !

Dave, KJ6GLX

[KJ4TEE]

Sam hear I am building my own power supply ( old elevator parts) my dad is a elevator tech and a amplifier for 2m my q is is that better than a j-pole?

[Creepinevil]

What model number is the Antenna that you are using?

[K7AGE]

@Creepinevil 146/437-10WBP

[K8PEZ]

Another great video Randy -Excellent Quality

[ZotrexSystem]

Randy im only 16 and ive built so many of these things! your a inspirtation!

[K7AGE]

@ZotrexSystem Glad to hear that you are a builder! Randy

[Yavor54]

Interesting, when Randy was attaching the boom to the tripod, it was acting as one big antenna and interfering with his wireless mic. Must be some serious RF in the air there.

[k4eezBrit]

Hi Randy, could you not tie in both feed from the antenna to a T connector and single coax to the radio as one band will ignore the other?

73 K4eeZ

[rs4425]

Nice audio. What type of mic are you using for this video? Thanks.

[K7AGE]

A simple wireless mic for camcorder.

[SQ9HYR]

Cool video vy 73!

[winkydo]

great addition of the outtakes. was hoping to see you throw something across the yard.

thanks for your time. 5 stars.

[lioii]

Anyone have any idea how to tune the antenna? The SWR is too high and I lose too much power on TX. Would it make any sense to get rid of the built in diplexer and replace the cabling?

Any tips most welcome!

[K7AGE]

Give Arrow Antennas a call or email

[yaesuft897]

Great !! Thanks ! vy73 from Poland ..

[COroom156]

great video and ending :)

[KC2RBE]

Randy, thank you for the very informative video. You are doing a great service for our hobby.

-73-

Patrick

KC2RBE

[dogandcattle]

Which Tripod are you using Randy.

Will 73sss AD7WW

[K7AGE]

Just a common camera tripod. Randy

[alwaysopen]

You suffer from apnea.

[equmed]

Randy

Very good video. Good explanation and close ups. LOL at the end :D

73

TI2DYS

Alejandro

[hypnolobster]

The blooper with them all completely backwards was pretty amusing :)

[29pu04]

nice cb antenna

[USNERDOC]

Randy -

Excellent! Keep them coming.

73

de KF7ETX

David

[remnant1978]

Good stuff!

[Immolation]

Well I am now interested. I may try and do satellite and see how it goes.

BTW, love the out takes. Just goes to show we are not all superhuman operators.

[dsyes]

Thanks a lot for the video Randy...new to the ham world, and just recently build a portable J-pole...After seeing your video, I think I want to get one of these too. (for 2m ssb) Keep teh videos coming..good stuff.

Dan

KF7CTY

[Strawberrycream69]

hahaha Nice of you to put the out takes on the end..you should be a presenter on tv ;) very interesting video all the same..keep them coming :D

M1ZXG.

[somatt]

i just bought this antenna, picking it up from the candy store next week.

i'm hoping it comes with the bracket :)

you are a funny guy i will look for your call when i work the birds.

[somatt]

just bought this antenna... hoping it works :)

[engeladam409]

Nice Cat.

[K7AGE]

Sir Winston

[engeladam409]

Great name.

[K7AGE]

Rescue from the pound 2 years ago. We think he is 7-8, always been an indoor cat. He likes his time outside.

[ut5jcw]

I am watching all your videos and alls are GREAT !

[arjunus]

Funny the part from 13:08 til the end. ;)

[currentmachine]

Ha ha you are good. See it to the end.

[squawk7777]

Great video Randy and thanks for the part at the end!

[nl13286]

thanks Randy I just bought a tripod!

73 Daniel

[alwaysopen]

Randy,

Do you have allergies, a deviated septum or several years of smoking under your belt? Your breathing is labored as was my father's before he died.

I had to ask.

[K7AGE]

I'm fine, never smoked.

[BBoyFleXx]

yes another healthy person u will live long

Btw Nice video

[al1va]

I should have looked around a little, Thanks Randy.

[GEMOO68]

nice antenna ! i like the end !

[respetadunghudas]

hi there randy K7AGE im DU3DE im working at korea i just watch your video on youtube more power god bless73!!!

[ubuibiok]

*****

[k7nhb]

I noticed you were looking for matches on those 440 elements. I solved that by using a different color electrical tape on each pair. I suppose with the right color coding, not only would I be able to select matched pairs but it would also indicate their order. Thank you so much for these tips. I've made my own bracket. At this time I'm using hose clamps around the rubber handle because I wasn't sure the single screw would handle the torque of the whole antenna extended out so far from the end.

[munizpy2zy]

Nice video, congratulations py2zy

[dann2ptf]

I have the GP52 6 meter ground plane. Simple, but well built.

Great set of videos you have made !

73: N2PTF

[kc0eqf]

ha ha love the blupers at the end... that was great!!

[BBQHAMSHACK]

MAN,I gotta get me one of these, 73's Randy.

[bg4vkr]

Something designed to be easily assembled or disassembled. often for portable or mobile use , and guarantee of emergency telecommunications. Tripod connection to give a very good inspiration, I like your video.

73

[tedaer]

BG3EZS I like your video 73

[mattskinner74]

Thanks for the info Randy. Im ordering mine now! Oh, the bloopers at the end of the video were funny! :)

73's! Matt KC5NOI

[kc8fwd]

Randy,

Where did you get the bracket that was hooked up to the tripod and the antenna that has the handheld bracket? Thanks Mike

73 de KC8FWD

[K7AGE]

I made the bracket. I have another video about the bracket here on youtube. Randy

[tkeator]

K7AGE DE KA2PIB,

Thank you for this video. My antenna is due to arrive tomorrow. Nice to get some info ahead of time.

73's

Todd, KA2PIB

[craigschmidtmedia]

Randy and all: This is a great series of videos, full of great information. After 35 years of ham radio, nobody ever showed me or even talked about "how-to" for satellite QSO's. I thought it was too difficult. Randy made it easy to understand and I'm having a blast. I got on the air and made several contacts this weekend on A0-51 and A0-27. Thanks Randy. You are a true "Elmer" to thousands of hams. Hope we can have a QSO someday. Craig WB0GFZ

[n3vmc]

Amazing!

I received mine today and made a QSO first time out! The antenna assembled in less then 5 minutes....it took a little longer to program my FT-60R for the odd split....I ordered the arrow with the duplexer.....worked great!

Now I need to build a decent setup like yours so I dont have to hold the antenna! Its hard to write a call down while holding the antenna and radio hi hi!

73

Vince

N3VMC

[K7AGE]

Cool, you are all set to go! Randy

[jamesmcwhorter]

I just purchased a FT-60R and was looking for a way to set my uplink/downlink for satcom. I ran into the odd split like you were talking about and I am pretty excited! Now I don't have to buy 2 HT's. Now I just need to get the antenna and I think I'll be ready to go. Thanks for all the GREAT info everyone!

73

Jim

KF4LXS

[n3vmc]

I love it!

I ordered one today.....I already use the dual band J-pole for my Yaesu FT-7800! Great product!

Vince

N3VMC

[yv6pm]

Hola yo soy Pedro Manuel, (YV6PM) me gusto mucho el video, y quiero felicitarte, pues es muy bueno y didactico. Yo tambien trabajo satelite, pero hasta el momento no he tenido la suerte de comunicarme con tu estacion.

Pero espero en cualquier momento hacerlo. 73.s y buenos dx.s

[WP4KTF]

LOL...complete with bloopers at the end. Man, Randy, you're truly a pro!!! Hey thanks for your valuable time while putting this stuff together. Very, very interesting and you make it so easy. Although I was familiar to all the material presented, I can't put it down. This is a labor of love...

Siete Tres from San Antonio, Jorge

[K5WW]

I love your cat :-)

[guilhermeanobile]

Very Very nice video. Congratulations!

Professional work!!

73's from Brazil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pa3cuu]

verry nice instruction video, hi.

Thanks randy

y am in the proces of ordering 4 antenna,s for myself and fellow hams,here in the nederlands.

Hein, pa3cuu

[BWSBR]

congratulacion very nice vidio okcy docky

py1aes tony 73/DX

[8592291613]

have more uses for my tri pod

[wildwx99]

Wow

That is veryyyy cool...

Thanks for the info

Newest ham

KC9NDX

Tom

[badboy81791]

where ya located?

[wildwx99]

schaumburg, il

[badboy81791]

o kool wen i get my license i can talk to u on 2 meter im in indiana or 6 meter if u have.

what 1 u have?

[wb8cxo]

Randy, Thanks for another great video... I love the bloopers at the end!!! Mike,

WB8CXO

[vermontcreekbed]

Another good one Randy, I have heard of the Arrow antenna but never seen one looks like a great portable antenna and from what I can see if it the designer has put a lot of thought into the construction of it. I have never bought a commercial Yagi but this one looks well made. Most of the antennas in my field day videos are home brewed in the garage. Love the out takes and the wireless mike is working well, I have one on the future shopping list.

73 VK3W-W-W Jack.

[tazpooh19966]

Randy, I enjoyed the Video really enjoyed the clip @ the end..keep up the good work and hope to catch you on the air sometime 73 from Delaware Martin W3MLK

[Radiowave440]

Thanks Randy for this Info It s has Very Informative for Me Keep up the Great Work ON U Tube. Love the Out Takes, 73's John W4GLX

[SIXPACK110]

Thanks for answering my questions Randy! I love the outtakes! you need a gag reel! 73 NYS

[techieadam]

I've done an SC to CA contact on AO 21, and I have a setup simular to Randy's.

Thanks Much for all the help on everything!!

[Huberto252]

Very nice video, I love your videos Randy...

Thank you very much!

Huberto,

Greetings from Spain!

[outsidethenet]

Hi Randy;

I'll have to agree with matman1490 - you make an excellent Elmer. I'm on my way to my license in no small part to your videos.

Keep up the good work!

[radiobigman47]

like the video randy im looking to try to get you state on ao-51 maybe we will work some time hope to see if your going to work VP6DX Ducie Island.73'S KC9KUH

[K7AGE]

CA should be easy, I would think lots of stations are around. I checked using Orbitron, I don't think the satellite can cover both northern Ca and Ducie island at the same time. It looks real close, or just beyond coverage. I did work them on 20 SSB last night, tried RTTY but didn't get through. Randy

[matman1490]

Excellent work randy...

I've just passed my General upgrade, and I really enjoy your vids. I've gotten a lot of great info, and your presentation is very down to earth... You make an awesome Elmer.

The bloopers were a nice touch, and I kept expecting a nonbroadcastable editorial comment. Fine work!

73's de KB8WPJ/AG

[K7AGE]

Congratulations on the upgrade. Sometimes it takes many many tries. I think I screwed those 440 elements on the boom 4 or 5 times before I got it right! Randy

[vitaflo]

Great video Randy. Wish I could wear short sleeves outside this time of year (-10 here today)!

Gus - KC0ZCR

[joeblosky2]

Hi Randy, another great video. I thought these things just happened to me.

73s Charlie

[flashMXdesigner]

Nice video Randy! Thanks, I am looking into getting one of these but it is nice to see how it goes together*

Would this also work with normal UHF/VHF repeater work?

thanks and 73

[K7AGE]

Sure, just don't point the antenna up in the air! Randy

[kc7fys]

Nice material, Randy. I will probably never operate these modes, but I really enjoy your presentation. The bloopers at the end--that was a nice touch. 73, Jonathan KC7FYS/7J1AWL

[surefirefan]

hehe @ 2:24 bottom right corner :) is that a dog or fox?? Doubt its a fox Sorry cant tell. Oh also can i qso with you sometimes on 20m? :) 73s ke5rrh keep up the good work

[wa8ycd]

Just like "Tweety Bird", you taw a puddy tat.

[K7AGE]

Good spot, he is Winston. A five year old rescue from the pound. He has been with us for about 6 months now. He is a good cat, he stays off the radios and desk. But, he does like the chief operator's chair. Randy

[camliner]

Great video. I got a good laugh out of the bloopers. Keep up the good work!

I'm getting my first HF rig (FT-840) soon and hope to have my General ticket by the end of this month.

KI4UKA - Cameron

[K7AGE]

There is usually a few brain farts during taping. Randy

[Postie1]

Thanks Randy, this is the best thing on Youtube. I really enjoy your work.

[lax1015555555]

Nice Video Randy I really enjoyed the bloopers at the end :)

73

Mike

KC9LNM

[mstyne]

Randy, these videos have been an excellent resource for those of us interested in getting started in satellite ops. Thank you so much for putting them together.

73

Mike

KC2JCJ

[sneakerset]

My Cushcraft set-up is quite similiar to your Arrow.I use s.s. quick release pins(wired to the 'pod to prevent loss)for the boom-base plate connect.Acquired these pins at a marine hardware dealer.Very handy.I've also color coded all the parts on the beam-makes for a quick assembly.Excellent video on portable sat. antennas.Thanks for posting and 73's

[k6tpl]

Good video Randy! 73 Jer

[dl2pan]

Hey Randy. Tnx for this nice video. I hope to meet you again via K7AGE-L ECHOLINK.

Vy 73 from Neustadt /Wstr. S.W. Germany

André DL2PAN......

[VulcanBikeWizard]

Does being so close to the ground effect the standing wave ratio? What about grounding or does that matter with 10 watts, I have only used 10-11 meters. Thanks for the video.

[K7AGE]

I haven't checked, but at 2 meters the antenna is about 1/2 to 3/4 wavelength above ground. Probably 2 wavelengths at 70 cm. Seems to work fine. Randy

[ki6esk]

Randy, great video. I am looking forward to seeing you at our march meeting in Lincoln.

73, Curtis

[K7AGE]

Looking forward to the meeting. Randy