Sources of Information

Click on the link below to read an article on a portable J-Pole antenna:

http://www.qsl.net/k2gq/Portable JPole.pdf

Here is a spreadsheet to calculate the antenna length:

http://www.qsl.net/k2gq/Jim's JPole.xls

The parts list is below, including pricing:

http://www.qsl.net/k2gq/PVC J-Pole.doc

The document below discusses the required safe distances for RF interference and protection from RF energy:

http://www.qsl.net/k2gq/Radiation Interference.txt

Here is a discussion about using the split frequency technique in DX contests:

http://www.qsl.net/k2gq/Working Split.txt

The bandplan diagrams for working split are in this zip file, courtesy of Tim Makins, EI8IC:

http://www.qsl.net/k2gq/bandplans5.zip