wrote:

Just curious: Where'd you get the whip? Is it military surplus?

Steve


Yes, I got it from

http://www.american-milspec.com

They don't seem to have the same model now. It's a "folding" antenna
with shock cord holding the elements together for travel- kind of like
the poles for "dome tents". It was made for the PRC-25 and PRC-77.

I made a base out of some PVC plumbing parts, and put an impedance
matching transformer in it, and a BNC connector sticks out the side.
The bottom of the base is threaded with a 1/4-20 thread so I can put it
on one of my tripods.

I have a 30 foot run of RG-316e to connect the radio and antenna.

It takes about 2 minutes to set up or take down.