Just wanted to get some input about what people want in a GMRS yagi. I have been wanting to get into the yagi business for a while now and I am just getting around to building a prototype now that I have tower space to test it. This one is being made with crappy tools, the ones I sell will be much nicer looking once I get jigs on the drill press and a good saw set up, but the idea is to make them indestructible with heavy wall 3/4" tubing and solid 1/4" elements because they are small enough for the weight to not be a big concern (and birds have bent my other ones). Right now, the elements are hand knurled with a chisel and press fit in, but I plan to weld them in place on future builds.
I have 2 questions before I move forward:
The sharpie I used to circle the center punch marks makes it look like I used too big of a drill bit lol
Edit: perhaps good quality F-types would work. 50w into 75Ω is only 817mA of current, and with any reasonable length of coax, it will be less.
I have 2 questions before I move forward:
- Would people prefer them to be 50Ω, or should I set the gamma for 75Ω and include RG6 connectors and a 75Ω to 50Ω matching network for the radio side? Low loss TV coax is cheap and can easily handle 50w (the GMRS limit) and would give people the opportunity to repurpose old satellite TV coax.
- Should I use regular SO-239's, SMA, or would users prefer the mini-UHF connectors like the Motorola radios use (if I can even find those ends for RG6 quad shield)? I know F-type won't handle 50w, otherwise I'd just use those.
The sharpie I used to circle the center punch marks makes it look like I used too big of a drill bit lol
Edit: perhaps good quality F-types would work. 50w into 75Ω is only 817mA of current, and with any reasonable length of coax, it will be less.
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