On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:31:14 GMT, John wrote:

Greetings all....
I'm slowly getting back into Am. Radio, currently on 2m & 70cm. (I had a
General before my current call) and my knowledge of current antennas
and transmission line options is really outdated.



Thanks for your comments...
John
KD4RN

Your best bet is a copy of the ARRL Antenna Book. About $30. Pretty
informative.

Otherwise, the Butternut verticals have a pretty good reputation
nowadays. Go the the Bencher web site (they sell Butternut), and look
at some of the tech papers they have for vertical antennas. That would
be a quick way to catch up on things...

bob
k5qwg