"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 10:53:41 -0500, "Tom" wrote:

But I want to hear some positive ideas. How can I make this work for 2m
and
70cm. I don't want a 10m omni.

You would probably do better loading a step ladder. However, if you
insist, you can load just about anything if you can find a 50 ohm tap
point with a gamma match. Attach a connector ground to the bottom of
the element with a hose clamp. Put another hose clamp further up the

The step ladder probably will work just as well as the full wavelength
vetical. More than likely the radiation patern will be vertical and only
good for working OSCAR.
As it is well known you can match just about anything to 50 ohms but that
does not mean it will radiate or atleast radiate in a desirable direction.