"James barrett" wrote in message
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Hi, I'm going to make a 2 meter ground plane like the one described in
the 21st edition of the ARRL Antenna book, page 18-24. My thoughts
were to put this up on about 20 feet of PVC pipes against the side of
the house. I was wondering how would I attach the SO-239 to the PVC
after I have soldered the radials to the holes of the SO-239. I'm sure
I can come up with something but I wanted to hear how other people
have done this before. Also, maybe PVC pipe isn't best choice for this
type of antenna. I just want to get it up high enough to make the
repeaters in my area. maybe I can just hang it from a tree like a
bird feeder? ;-)

Thanks,

Jim

PVC pipe will fold over on you. Unless you use a larger size - like 1-1/2"
or 2-inch.
But hanging it from a tree like a bird feeder will work.