On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 16:43:44 GMT, "Stephen Saunders"
wrote:

Just checking to see if anyone has built a 2 meter antenna for base satation
use out of #14 copper antenna wire and fed with 50 ohm coax. If so,
describe how you made it and how it performs.

Stephen Saunders, KD6EUT


I didn't use copper, but I have a pair of TV rabbit ears that adjust
180 degrees apart. I replaced the 75 ohm coax with 50 ohm, extended
the ears to 19 3/8" on each side and hung it vertically in a first
floor window. With 5 watts I can hit all of the repeaters and
digipeaters I can hear, which covers about a 30 mile radius. The best
part is that it folds up and packs in a suitcase very easily.When I
get out of this antenna restricted neighborhood, I want to put a
J-Pole up about 30 feet, but until then, this is working.

Bob McConnell
N2SPP