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     Re: Options for HT radio antenna?   
     By: Ed Vance to Nigel Reed on Tue Oct 14 2025 16:26:33   
      
    > Speaking of J-Pole Antenna.   
    > Mine is a piece of 300 ohm twinline which is long enuf for Two Meters Band.   
    > One side of the twinlead is cut to make it appear as a J-Pole.   
    > The reinlead is enclosed in a piece of plastic tubing which has a endcap on   
    > the top.   
    > The tubing is slightly longer than the twinlead. I allowed the extra length   
    > to allow the end to go in a piece of metal thai I turned on a lathe at work   
    > so it would fit inside the top of the mast my 2M Beam is mounted on.   
      
   Not sure I understand most of this but thanks :)   
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