Subj : Options for HT radio antenna?
To   : Ed Vance
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Wed Oct 15 2025 15:28:08

  Re: Options for HT radio antenna?
  By: Ed Vance to Nigel Reed on Tue Oct 14 2025 16:26:33

 > Speaking of J-Pole Antenna.
 > Mine is a piece of 300 ohm twinline which is long enuf for Two Meters Band.
 > One side of the twinlead is cut to make it appear as a J-Pole.
 > The reinlead is enclosed in a piece of plastic tubing which has a endcap on
 > the top.
 > The tubing is slightly longer than the twinlead. I allowed the extra length
 > to allow the end to go in a piece of metal thai I turned on a lathe at work
 > so it would fit inside the top of the mast my 2M Beam is mounted on.

Not sure I understand most of this but thanks :)
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