Here is my VHF antenna arrays that are currently at use at the home location at VE7BEE.
I have a stacked array of 2 x 5 el m2 for 6 m with the top antenna at 35 ft above ground and ant spacing is about 9 ft .There is also an 18 el 2 m m2 modified 18xxx on same tower.The other array is a 4 x 18 el m2 on a homebrew tower with el and az .On 6 meters I have 1 kw available from "BIG BERTHA" as we called it when operating portable as VE7NUT."It" is an old Johnson Viking 6 n 2 VHF AMP upgraded with 4cx350bs .I have run the amp strictly on 6 m with heavy use for the past 20 years with no major problems. For 2 meters I have a homebrew twin 4cx250b amp with 800w available.
- I have on numerous occasions dragged that 6 meter amp up to the top of many mountaintops and different grids in BC and operated portable off a 1800 watt honda generator with out any problems.The Johnson 6 and 2 amp is very rugged and well built ,so if you want a good reliable power amp on 6 m or 2 m ,I would highly recommend it if you can find one. See You on the bands.....73s and best dx..... BUZZ
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