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echo: ham_tech
to: IVY IVERSON
from: ROB DENNIS
date: 1997-11-05 17:11:00
subject: 2M 3 dB J-pole (in UUE)

 RD>> it is something real short G!) but just to let you know that some
 RD>> sysop's frown on it coming thru their BBS's with their normal echo
 II> I am well aware of this.  There was a request for plans for an easy-to-
 II> build antenna which I have found to be an extremely effective non-
 II> directional 2 M skyhook, and since a lot of BBSs cannot handle high
 II> ASCII, my only option, short of crashmail, was to UUencode it and put it
 No problem.
 As long as it is short I don't mind it in the echo.
 II> that limit.  I am painfully aware of what long posts can do to a tosser,
 II> because mine cuts off at 200 lines sharp, and I have had to ask for
 II> a repost, with messages broken into smaller chunks for that reason.
 I tried to keep my posts short as well and have goofed in the past on a few 
long ones I should have broken up.
 RD>> If you can,post any BASIC-type small antenna programs in
 II> I'm sorry, I do not have any programs for calculating J-poles.  All I
 I may have something here and if I can find it I'll send it out.
 It's a simple BASIC program for making J-poles for any frequency you want.
 I'll see if I still have it here.
 RD>> under. Maybe a small note to state which version of BASIC and DOS the
 II> You have just pointed out a problem with sending listings of BASIC
 II> programs... they require the correct version in order to be run, so are
 Something I found myself when I tried to run a BASIC program for 
og-periodic
antenna design. It was written under DOS 3.something and I run DOS 6.22 so 
he
program barfed and stopped the 'puter cold.
--- GoldED 2.42.G1219
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