On 23 Jan 2006 07:05:22 -0800, "Avery W3AVE"
wrote:

The 225 I just won on ebay turns out not to have the factory-supplied
whip, which I'd like to have because I like my radios to be complete
and because it might come in handy. Lowe no longer ships to the U.S.,
and I don't know anybody in G.B. who might ship it for me. Besides,
shipping probably would cost twice as much as the antenna.

Any ideas for a source?

Yeah.. Get a PL-259 and a piece of rod from the hardware store. Break
out that old 50 W soldering iron and go nuts.