[SixClub] Six meter antennas

[Rental Cars LLC John Carson]

>Just a thought here...if you are going to construct a portable 6m
antenna, I wonder if you could use a couple of the orginal steel Slinky
toys and make a dipole cut to 6m...it could be portable and adjustable as
well.
Wonder if something like that would work for 6m...I know it works on
various hf bands cause I own one (made by a handicapped Ham group in St
Louis.)

FWIW,

73de,

John kd5srw


>
> Rob Wilson wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> I am also trying to find a portable 6 Mtr.  antenna for for my hand
>> held (VX7R) for a trip planned cruse ship on the east cost this fall.
>>
>> Rob
>> Ve6ccl
>> Calgary Alberta Canada
>> grid square D031
>
>Still trying to construct an efficient 6 meter portable antenna to give
> me an advantage over the stock antenna that comes with VX7R
>
> I am currently looking at a design based on the JPlole  so would like
> some suggestions on materials
>
> I need a conductor 108 inches long plus a 54 inch section of 300 - 450
> ohm ladder line that would have self supporting when deployed.
> It would also at the same time need to be flexible so that it could be
> rolled up and packed in a suit case.   I envisage a springy wipe (164
> inches long) that could be bent into a loop or crescent shape.
>
> I have built 2 meter Jpoles out of 300 ohm twinlead that work well but
> they are  not self supporting.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> 73  Rob VE6CCL
>
>
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