Subj : Looking into HAMing...
To   : Frank
From : Deuce
Date : Fri Aug 19 2005 10:21 pm

  Re: Looking into HAMing...
  By: Frank to Angus McLeod on Fri Aug 19 2005 22:00:00

 >  > For that, you can't beat a J-pole for VHF and up.  I built one out of
 >  > copper wire and enclosed it in a PVC pipe.  Neat, waterproof.....
 > 
 >    I've never built a J-Pole out of wire and PVC but I'm sure they work
 >   great. I love them. I've built them out of copper pipe. A point of
 >   contention with the J-pole. "In this neck of the woods anyhow is."
 > 
 >    Are they truly omni? Some say they are, Some say the are slightly
 >   directional. If they are, Where is the gain lobe related to the
 >   antenna?
 > 
 >    Just wondering if you have ever seen any published radiation patterns
 >   on this type antenna?

I looked like the antenna on our dispatch centre was a professional J-Pole...
though possibly it was a pair of whips I suppose.  I'll stop in next week and
ask if they have the manual for it laying about.

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