<div dir="auto">Ah. I get it. What you need is TWO J-poles. LOL!!! \U0001f923</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 1, 2025, 13:16 Tim - K1DC <<a href="mailto:k1dc.radio@gmail.com">k1dc.radio@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Yup, have done this. It was my
first antenna build a few year back. I'm looking for something
dual-band and with a bit of gain.</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Great suggestion though!</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Verdana">T.</font></p>
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<div>Ummm... a simple J-pole is a lot less expensive and does a
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<div>You can even build one yourself in less than an hour. All
you need is copper pipe, a few copper accessories, solder, a
propane torch and a farm tractor to mount it on when you take
it to the field to test. \U0001f923\U0001f923\U0001f923\U0001f923 Mine sits on my roof on a
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<p><font size="4" face="Verdana">I'm in the market for a
2m/70cm base vertical, like the Diamond X200A. Ping me
if you have one that is is extraneous to your current
needs.</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Verdana">73,</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Tim/K1DC</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Verdana">P.S. Yes, Doug -- this is
in anticipation of volunteering for net control duties
at some point. And no, a cookie sheet will not suffice.
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