Dear Mike,

I can empathise with you and your thought that you could make one
yourself.

Unfortunately, thus far, many have tried to duplicate the Wellbrook
antennas and all have failed.

Yes the antenna is costly, but when you consider what you spend on a
good receiver, and noting that the antenna is more important than the
receiver in terms of reception, its price looks to be more reasonable.
Also remember that you may buy many receivers over the years, but
you'll buy a Wellbrook only once!

Best,

Joe