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(1 November 2012, 16:18)Paul Wrote: Love the Bazooka aerials.
So easy to make.
I don't encase mine though, just slip a full length piece of heat shrink over the lot.
Means I can coil it for storage.
I've got plenty of trees round me so hauling one into the air isn't a problem.
I don't even bother SWRing them anymore.
Never had a 5/8 one with a SWR of greater than 2:1 EVER.

Exactly what I do Paul, heat shrink! Often 1:1 SWR. I have a few of these already strung up in trees that are left there ready and waiting for when I want to hook up! Of course the plug is cunningly sealed into a tiny plastic tub to keep it dry!

You can't have too many antennas can you? !!!

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LS, I'm emailing you a plan for a similar antenna but even easier than the Bazooka, it's a 5'8wave at 2.75m there or there abouts. i can't seem to get the plan to load on here directly! Maybe you can forward it to NR or work some magic and post it here?

BoB

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(1 November 2012, 19:26)Bug_out_Bag Wrote:

(1 November 2012, 16:18)Paul Wrote: Love the Bazooka aerials.
So easy to make.
I don't encase mine though, just slip a full length piece of heat shrink over the lot.
Means I can coil it for storage.
I've got plenty of trees round me so hauling one into the air isn't a problem.
I don't even bother SWRing them anymore.
Never had a 5/8 one with a SWR of greater than 2:1 EVER.

Exactly what I do Paul, heat shrink! Often 1:1 SWR. I have a few of these already strung up in trees that are left there ready and waiting for when I want to hook up! Of course the plug is cunningly sealed into a tiny plastic tub to keep it dry!

You can't have too many antennas can you? !!!

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LS, I'm emailing you a plan for a similar antenna but even easier than the
Bazooka, it's a 5'8wave at 5.25m there or there abouts. i can't seem to get the
plan to load on here directly! Maybe you can forward it to NR or work some magic
and post it here?


BoB

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Oops sorry, I seem to have buggered up the thread by trying to correct the measurement in a previous post oops sorry