Antennas-Amplifiers has built a new 8 element, stainless steel, low noise Yagi for AIS Reception. These work just as well on the NOAA Weather Band. It is equipped with a Type N connector. Properly constructed, this thing could survive nearly any weather and last for years to come.

If you're looking to upgrade your Weather Radio DXing, this baby is available for about $265 USD including shipping from the EU.

AIS Yagi Antenna Marine Automatic Identification System (antennas-amplifiers.com)
8 Element SS AIS Yagi


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