as the header says
im fed up of playing with the j pole dipole halo variations
anyone got something else to try
ta in advance
dave

Yeah. Try this, should just be a couple of inches...

http://www.antennex.com/preview/monopole.htm

You can hide it in a baseball cap and wear it at the top of top of tall
buildings and make contacts on your handheld...

Warmest regards,
John
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When Viagra fails to work--you are DOOMED!!!

"yammyr6" wrote in message
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| as the header says
| im fed up of playing with the j pole dipole halo variations
| anyone got something else to try
| ta in advance
| dave
|
|

Oh yeah. Another "odd ball" design idea--construct an EH Antenna on a ball
point pen... and used as in the method mentioned above... grin

Warmest regards,
John
--
When Viagra fails to work--you are DOOMED!!!

"John Smith" wrote in message
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| Yeah. Try this, should just be a couple of inches...
|
| http://www.antennex.com/preview/monopole.htm
|
| You can hide it in a baseball cap and wear it at the top of top of tall
| buildings and make contacts on your handheld...
|
| Warmest regards,
| John
| --
| When Viagra fails to work--you are DOOMED!!!
|
| "yammyr6" wrote in message
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|| as the header says
|| im fed up of playing with the j pole dipole halo variations
|| anyone got something else to try
|| ta in advance
|| dave
||
||
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|

Dave wrote:
"Am fed up with the j-pole, dipole, halo variations. Anyone got
something else to try?"

Dave listed zsro-dBd gain antennas which are nearly omnidirectional.
Yes, a dipole has nulls at its ends but it isn`t sharply directional.

The next logical step may be to try a directional antenna such as the
Yagi-Uda. It has only one feedpoint and is simple but it lets you choose
the direction od your communications.

There are many examples but a good one can be found in Kraus` 3rd
edition of "Antennas" on page 248. It has anout 12 dBi (10 dBd) gain and
can be fed by 300-ohm twinlead.

With a Yagi, you can choose your direction of communications while
turning a deaf ear n other directions.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI

How about a "Juicy Two"?

"yammyr6" wrote in message
...
as the header says
im fed up of playing with the j pole dipole halo variations
anyone got something else to try
ta in advance
dave