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The VHF J-Pole Antenna
Additional information on this subject and related topics can be found in back issues of QST and the following:
The ARRL has an extensive catalog of books and materials related to Amateur Radio.
Articles
Note: Some of the following articles are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To view and print these files, you'll need a copy of Adobe's Acrobat Reader program. (Version 3.0 or later required). More information here.
- The DBJ-1: A VHF-UHF Dual-Band J-Pole (662,851 bytes, PDF file)
Feb 2003 QST
Searching for an inexpensive, high-performance dual-band base antenna for VHF and UHF? Build a simple antenna that uses a single feed line for less than $10.
- A True Plumber's Delight for 2-Meters - An All-Copper J-Pole (1,397,341 bytes, PDF file)
ARRL Antenna Compendium Volume 4, pp. 195- 197
- An Easy Dual-Band VHF/UHF Antenna (658,950 bytes, PDF file)
QST September 1994, pp. 61-62
A J-Pole for 2-meters and 70-cm.
Feedback QST February 1995, p. 56. (indluded in PDF file above)
- A VHF-UHF 3-Band Mobile Antenna (519,070 bytes, PDF file)
QST February 1980, pp. 16-17
Three bands - 144, 220 and 440 - on one stick, a triband J-pole.
- A 146- and 445-MHz J-Pole Antenna (207,485 bytes, PDF file)
QST October 2000, pp. 50-53
The total materials cost is about $21, and only common hand tools are required.
Note:
Contact information for suppliers mentioned in the above articles should first be confirmed using TIS Address Database Search.
Bibliography (Members Only)
ARRL Periodicals Index Search - This database contains the QST index from 1915 to the present and the QEX index from 1981 to the present. For QST issues from 1970 to the present, and some selected articles back to 1922 (when construction articles featuring tubes began in earnest), identifying keywords have been added to the technical articles. By entering keywords (ANTENNA) or combinations of keywords (CONSTRUCTION ANTENNA VERTICAL HF) into the Title words: field, you may create dynamic bibliographies.
Technical article KEYWORD list. Hints for more successful searching
Suggested keywords for more articles like the ones on this page are: CONSTRUCTION VHF J POLE ANTENNA
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