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How Does the J-Pole Work?

Posted on November 11, 2019November 11, 2019by Cam - W4XXV

J-Pole antennas are one of the true works of electrical engineering that gives us a smaller footprint vertical with no need for a ground plane. But how do these things work? Here is a great presentation from Dr. Ed Fong WB6IQN explaining. Other articles and information on J-Poles available here: The DBJ-1: A VHF-UHF Dual-Band […]

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Build and Review – Dual Band J-Pole 144/440Mhz

Posted on March 28, 2018October 26, 2019by Cam - W4XXV

(Tips added at the end of the article below on 10/26/2019) If you’re like me, you like to save some money. One place that I like to save is by constructing my own antennas. When I was looking to set up my base station at home, I looked through all kinds of designs, and ended […]

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