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THE EXTENSION IN THE FRONT IS FOR THE UHF CHANNELS THAT ORIGINALLY BEFORE
THE TOP OF THE BAND WAS ALLOCATED TO EARLY ANALOG CELL PHONES WENT FROM 470
890 MHZ.  NOTICE THAT THESE ALLOCATIONS, NOT SURPRISINGLY, DO NOT INCLUDE
ANY HAM BANDS, BUT ARE QUITE CLOSE TO OUR BANDS AT 6, 2, AND 3/4 METERS AS
WELL AS 70 AND 33 CENTIMETERS.  ALSO, THE DESIGN IS SOMEWHAT MINIMALIST ON
THE VHF CHANNELS, WITH ITS THREE AND A HALF ELEMENTS.  I WOULD EXPECT THE
SWR AT THE ANTENNA TO BE FAIRLY HIGH ON THE LOWER VHF HAM BANDS.  THE BALUN
AT THE ANTENNA WILL ALSO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TRANSMIT POWER TO NO MORE THAN
A FEW WATTS AT THE ANTENNA HARD TO PREDICT WITH ANY CERTAINTY, BUT IT COULD
BE REPLACED WITH ONE SUITABLE FOR YOUR TRANSMIT POWER LEVELS.  THE ANTENNA
WILL BE OPERATING BELOW ITS DESIGN FREQUENCY RANGE ON THE 50, 144, AND 440
MHZ BANDS, AND IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE WILL LIKELY NOT BE UNIDIRECTIONAL, BUT
WILL STILL RADIATE SOME POWER.  WHAT MAY SAVE THE DAY WOULD BE THE LOSS IN
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