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    The radio tower god's have blessed me: yet another build

    I recently got a call from a buddy out in Mason Michigan who getting rid of his old shortwave tower (actual antenna was destroyed sadly, I'm getting my ham ticket soon and really could have used it!) that was at the house that his family lives at currently. He showed it to me and it seems to be...
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    bit of an extreme design: co phased vertical with base load

    Alrighty, I'm working on another new design (yeah, sorta obsessed with having multiple radio antennas but hey, I have a lot of Coax at a good price). I have been looking over a few different ideas and finally have sorta combined one that i think in theory might work. *ahem cue the National...
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    Attaching radials to homemade antenna

    Alright, it's been awhile since I was on here and am now finally finishing up the "flag pole antenna" for the CB radio. I have been pretty happy with it, I am receiving transmissions from other states (weird I know, but hey, it works) and transmission is pretty good at long ranges as well, but...
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    Homemade CB antenna radials question

    Hi, I just recently got into the "homemade" aspect of radios, bought myself a new CB to replace my 25 year old hand me down, got a new antenna and decided to make myself my own 1/4 wave antenna. I've got everything mounted and ready to boot up except for 1 thing. All the antennae I have been...