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Review Summary For : Vectronics 3 element Yagi for 6 meters, model VEC-
Reviews: 2MSRP: 69.00
Description:
6M 3 Element yagi
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.vectronics.com
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
0023.5
KB1GMX Rating: 2015-09-02
for the 69 bucks not bad Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Got mine back around 2006 and use it for portable and FD ops.

As a 3 element beam its a 3 element beam gain and patterns are about the same as many others.

Its light at about 3 pounds and easily stuffed in a 6ft section of 4" tube for travel and storage. One screw driver is all that is needed to assemble and it takes little time to do it.

The down side is I would not recommend it for locations where ICE and Snow are common as its
not mechanically rugged enough for that. The elements will likely bend.

I give it a 3 as its what it is, a light 3 element beam that works. If it were a bit more rugged a
it might be a 4.
KB2VUQ Rating: 2001-07-17
Good Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Well...

OK, so I didn't have the money for an M2 6M3.
I took a chance on the Vectronics (being half-
price).

The antenna elements are 1/4 " hollow tubing.
The feedpoint utilizes nut and bolt to
spade lug connections. I'd prefer a simple
uhf connector.
You must make your own balun. Pretty simple,
even the instructions tell you how...
Wrap your coaxial cable 5 times in a single
loop around the mast, before the feedpoint.
The instructions say it should take about
6 feet of cable.
Other than that, it's pretty straight forward.

I've made 50 new contacts in the first 24 hours.
Switching between my M2 6m Ho-Loop and the
Vectronics, I noted the following:

On a station who was in my noise floor
(with the loop), they became an easy S-5
on the yagi. An S-3 station easily became
an S-9+ on the yagi.
The beamwidth is rated at 70-80 degrees
by Vectronics, although I found it
considerably less, maybe 45-50 degrees.

Only time will tell how it stands up
to snow, ice and perched birds.
I sanded mine down and applied clear
coat enamel (2 coats) before installation.
This will prevent your swr from climbing
with rain and ice.

Overall, I'm pleased.
Yes, I'm well aware it's not an M2!
Performance is exceptional non-the-less.

The antenna can be mounted vertical
or horizontal by the way.

They sell the Vectronics antenna at Radio
Shack for $69. Quite funny, as I'm told
MFJ owns them. MFJ sells the same antenna
on their website for $79.

Best 73,
Dennis Volin
(KB2VUQ)