--- Thomas Flint <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a dual band magent mount antenna, the other > day during high > winds I lost the antenna part. Do to financial > issues I am unable to > buy another at this time. Does anyone know of away > I can make it work > using something else in its place. Any help would > be greatly > appreciated. > > KL0LS > > YOu may be able to stick a 19 to 20 inch wire, stainless steel welding rod or similar in the mount. If it is just a mount and does not have a matching network in it , it will work both bands. Should work fine on 2 meters and while the radiation patern may not be that great for the 440 band, it will load and work the local stuff. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/