[CQ] antenna building?

[Mark Cohen]

What about making a twinlead (tv wire) jpole? They are fairly easy to make, can be tuned for multiple frequencies and are great for stealthy antennas...

/Mark (K6EF)


On Nov 12, 2009, at 10:39 AM, Michael Shiloh wrote:

> i need to make a very simple antenna for my dual band handheld (FT-60R), 
> so that i can use it inside my faraday cage (shipping container) at the 
> shipyard.
> 
> i envision a simple vertical perhaps with 4 radials. it will be mounted 
> on the roof of my container and so has a nice metal groundplane.
> 
> to simplify construction i don't  want to raise it very high. i hope 
> that a 2 * 4 stuck in one corner of the container will suffice. i will 
> somehow have to clear the (unused) solar panels on my roof.
> 
> my constraints are:
> 
> 1. price must be near zero
> 2. scrounged materials might be quite exotic but are entirely unpredictable
> 3. reasonably easy to construct
> 
> i thought this might be a fun project to do as a group build, as i 
> suspect others of you might be in the same boat (pun intended).
> 
> michael
> ka6rcq
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Mark Cohen
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