-=> On 10-13-97  12:40, Deforest Sparks said to Ivy Iverson,<=-
-=>"About High Gain Antennas for 2M...,"<=-
-=> As Ray Brown Kb0stn was in thoughtful discussion with Ivy Iverson <=-
 
Hi, Deforest;
 
 II> The problem is that there is no way to know what has been
 II> tried and what
 II> hasn't, except for those versions that have been published
 
 DS> A lot of the ones that didn't get published didn't work the first
 DS> time so if you try one that has been tried but didn't get published
 DS> and get it to work thats the beauty of home built antennas you now
 DS> have an antenna that they said would not work, and you might even
 DS> get it named after you.
 
 DS> Thats one of the main reasons I like to build my own , I just
 DS> listen to those who say it wont work then when I am finished with
 DS> the antenna and use it I laugh while my little home made out
 DS> performs their high priced factory built, and can look in the bottom
 DS> of my wallet and still have a penny or two left over.
 
Heh heh... I know what you mean!  It's possible that the first person
who tried it didn't get it tuned... or there could have been some minor
variation in how it was built... or maybe a bad connection somewhere...
or there could have been a problem in their other equipment... The
possabilities are endless.
 
I know that the 2M J-pole I built, (from plans in an old 73 mag), is so
good it has amazed several other Hams... I call it my "Walking stick."
In fact, it did so well connected to my HT the other night during an FM
DX session against another Ham with a 50 Watt rig and a beam, (I was
hearing and working DX that he couldn't!), that he asked me for the
plans - and might have me build one for him.  (A coupla much needed bux
in my pocket for a few hours building time!)  I made a Jr. version, (1/3
scale), out of an old TV rabbitt ears for the 450 HT and it works like a
champ also.  I'm considering building a 4-section (aprox 12 dBd) 2M
version for the roof and keeping the 2-section one for emergency use and
field day.  (Lessee... 4- 10 Ft. sections of 3/4 EMT, a can of spray
paint, 20 - 10-24 nuts & lock washers, 3 insulators, 2...)   ;->
 
A-building we will go, a building we will go... Hi ho the merri-oh...
 
73 DE KB9QPM
   Ivy
 
 
 
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