Hi Armin,
no, not intended for everyday use, but for fieldday and contests.
Setup time is roughly 2-3 hours with 3-4 persons.
Main problem ist not to forget anything regarding fixing or wiring because you can’t access the parts any more when they are up in the air. At the first setup, I forgot a loop in the feedline to allow for mast rotation at the lower guyrope bearing and we forgot to connect a yagi So you have to stick to a plan and you have to double check everything.
Wiring / Feedline are 2 x 1:4 coaxial dividers and one 1:2 divider (2x75Ohm Sat cable for the ld/4 part).
Hmm, difficult mechanical point… Don’t get a mess with the small support guy ropes for the fiberglass construction. Alinging all layers in one row …
There are for sure some things to improove. I’m not sure yet, if everything is fine with the electrical part of the antenne. Some testing about pattern/gain has to be conducted to be sure.
Yesterday we made a second try at a fieldday but the qth was absolutely no place for VHF A mountain valley. So hardly no qso possible … even with reflections … maybe also because of the very low elevation angle. So all energy into the woods but nothing to the mountain tops. But as I said, I’m still not 100 percent confident on the electrical function …
I’m in holiday now during this week with very limited access to internet. So a reply may take some time.
73
Martin
DF6MH