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WHIP LENGTH TO THE DESIRED OPERATING FREQUENCY ON THE 2 METER BAND.  YOU
CAN MAKE THIS ADJUSTMENT WITH AN SWR BRIDGE, TUNING FOR MINIMUM SWR.  THIS
SHOULD BE THE ONLY ADJUSTMENT NEEDED IF YOU BUILD TO THE STATED DIMENSIONS.
WHEN TUNED TO 146R5 MHZ, THE SWR WILL BE UNDER 2 1 OVER THE ENTIRE FM
PORTION OF THE 2 METER BAND.  TESTS HAVE SHOWN THAT WITH THIS DESIGN,
COMMON MODE CURRENTS ARE SMALL, BUT IF SWR VARIES WITH THE COAX LENGTH OR
WHEN TOUCHING THE COAX, A CURRENT BALUN CAN BE ADDED AT THE ANTENNA
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CONNECTOR, ESPECIALLY DURING TUNING.  MY FIRST ON THE AIR TEST WAS USING A
5 W HANDHELD WITH THE NEW ANTENNA MOUNTED 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  I WAS ABLE
TO MAKE A CONTACT WITH ANOTHER HAM USING A REPEATER 60 MILES AWAY.  MY
SIGNAL REPORT WAS GOOD, BUT NOT FULL QUIETING.  I WAS ABLE TO USE SEVERAL
REPEATERS 30 TO 70 MILES AWAY, WHICH I COULD NOT REACH USING A QUARTER WAVE
ANTENNA ON THAT SAME HANDHELD TRANSCEIVER.  CONCLUSIONS THIS ANTENNA IS
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