Greetings Ed!   
      
    RW>> Walmart, that reminded me of the DDRR. And basically, it is a   
    RW>> Halo antenna with a reflector used to make it a vertically   
    RW>> polarized antenna. The HF version uses the ground as its   
    RW>> reflector, while we used a slightly larger ring to make our   
    RW>> 27Mhz and VHF antennas. I even made one for UHF and it was   
    RW>> mounted on a CB mag base so I could take it with me anywhere in   
    RW>> the car.   
      
    EV> Reading about the Wal*Mart FM Antenna made me visualize a flat sheet   
    EV> of Hardware Cloth or Chicken Wire behind the Halo on that antenna.   
      
   Exactly. That is one method mentioned in the hand book on what to do for a   
   reflector on VHF. On 80 and 40, one can use a bunch of wires laid out on   
   the ground for that. When I get a round to it, I'll mount my 10m DDRR on   
   the tin roof over the back patio...   
      
    RW>> Dunno what happened to it since the move to Texas.   
      
    EV> Your Memory RAN! as Mine has.   
      
   We had a little Phillipino gal helping us pack and a lot of stuff went   
   into trunk of her car. Nancy had a lot of old 33rpm record albums, 8 track   
   tapes and cassettes that didn't make it to Texas either.   
      
      
       Have a day!   
      
            R\%/itt - K5RXT   
      
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