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Rensselaer County |
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RACES |
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Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service |
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Jim Noble - Chief Radio Officer |
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ANTENNAS Antennas are near and dear to every amateur radio operators heart. Rensselaer County RACES operators are no exception. After all, a properly selected antenna is critical for effective radio communications. Herewith are several links to useful antenna pages. Note the slick feed point design on the "plumber's delight" copper j-pole on the Sedan web page. Copper J-Pole, an omnidirectional end fed dipole antenna, made from ordinary copper pipe, for fixed station use. Roll-up J-pole for portable use. This antenna is made from TV twin lead, can be rolled up into a small package and kept in your HT go kit. Useful for those time when you are noisy into the repeater. It will tape to a window nicely. Works good too. Quaggi Beam, for fixed station use in poor reception areas. This antenna is built from nothing but copper house wire, a broom stick or closet pole, and a yard stick. Web page comming soon. In the meantime, look in the VHF antenna section of any recent ARRL handbook. |
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