RARC 2 Meter Antenna Construction
Below you will find several document and links for constructing 2 m antennas that might be used in a "Fox Hunt" activity. Most if not all are aimed at using a handheld transceiver attached to a directional antenna.
QuadAntenna.pdfA Quad Antenna Design submitted by N5LUQ
Note the URL in the lower left corner:
The Tape Measure Antenna.docxA hand held directional antenna made from metal tape measure and PVC.
Tape Measure Yagi.docxA slightly different approach to the 2 m yagi submitted by W5RTX.
If the above document is unreadable, Gary suggest using the following Internet links:
www.nt1k.com/vhf-3el-tape-measure-yagi/ and www.theleggios.net/wb2hol/projects/rdf/tape_bm.htm
Hint: Double click on any of the above documents and a "pop out" symbol (a box with an arrow) appears that can be clicked to open in a separate window for printing or download.
More Sources
An Internet search also turns up many possible other ways to build 2 m antennas (https://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=jnazafzv&type=E111US0G0&p=ham%20antenna%20blog%3A%20quads%20antenna).