#Arrow2Antenna

Kristijan Conkas (M0NKC)kconkas@mastodon.radio
2025-06-14

After a rogue gust of wind tipped over my tripod-mounted #hamradio #satellite #Arrow2Antenna, its 2m reflector snapped (I guess I shouldn't complain, I'd had a "close call" in the past) I promptly ordered a new one from #amsatuk , thinking to myself at least I'll have one for spares should the worst happen again. I compared the elements side by side and noticed something peculiar: while "new" 2m elements are the same size as the "old" ones, the 70 cm are not the same. 🧵

3 violet aluminium Arrow II antenna elements,  the centre one being the longest (with visibly bent screw in) and the 2 side ones being shorter and visibly snapped parts.70cm driven elements laid on top of each other. The top one is a bit shorter than the bottom one. The top gamma-match is also closer to the boom by the gamma match width.

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