"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
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A half wave antenna such as the AEA Hot Rod or the MFJ copy of it works
well with no ground plane or trailing wire. The models I mentioned are
telescoping, so you can collapse them when not walking.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Steve - www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk wrote:
Hi All

I want to construct a backpack antenna that can be left on my rucksack
and used when walking.

The plan is to have a FT817 on my waist and the antenna fitted to the
rucksack. I been playing with a mobile antenna today and can not get the
SWR down without trailing a wire. I don't want a wire trailing behind me.

Any ideas for a 2m antenna that can be left on a rucksack when walking
and used for transmittion. Height is not a major problem but it has to
realistic and robust.

Thanks
Steve


Many thanks for the help, some good usefull stuff.
Thanks
Steve

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