Completed a 435MHz directional Yagi Antenna for rocket telemetry. It can pivot in X and Y axis and should provide quite a bit gain over the omnidirectional antenna on my transceiver. As the rocket launches, a helper (my beautiful wife), will track the rocket with this contraption so that my computer can maintain telemetry lock. The computer will show a live view inside Google Earth and also a separate telemetry window and serial console for remote commands.

I still need to actualy wire in the cable and adjust the elements, but the hard part is done.

Pivoting is accomplished via two 3/4" dowels that are attached at different axis points.

I might take a flush cut saw to the Y axis dowel.