‰ NOW 10 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2006 QST PAGES 34 AND 91 ‰ MONOPOLE ANTENNAS ARE USUALLY QUITE COMPLICATED DEVICES. THEY REQUIRE A NUMBER OF ELECTROMECHANICAL COMPONENTS USED TO TUNE OR SELECT CAPACITORS AND INDUCTORS FROM THE SHACK. FOR THE HAM WITH HOMEBREW AMBITIONS, SIMPLIFICATION IS A SIGNIFICANT ATTRIBUT ‰ FROM PAGE 91 ‰ KY AA6AV 53 5 1 820 SF NB7F 66 5 1 755 OR ‰ END OF 10 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ