What kind of antenna would you build for your HT during an unexpected "field operation?" This scenario could happen if the HT's stock antenna proved unusable in the country or just couldn't reach any repeater or anyone on simplex.
In this video, Gaston, The Tech Prepper, (KT1RUN), shows us how to make something called the "Jungle Antenna." This simple project is perfect for your "go-kit" and will boost the performance of your HT.
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Aloha es 73 de Russ KH6JRM).
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In this episode, we'll take a look at increasing the performance of your HT with the "Jungle Antenna". It's a field expedient, quarter wave ground plane antenna.
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0:00 Introduction
1:34 HT Radio Test
2:34 First Jungle Antenna Deployment
9:25 First Jungle Antenna Test
12:07 Second Jungle Antenna Deployment
15:28 Third Jungle Antenna Deployment
16:03 After Action Report: Introduction
17:01 After Action Report: Why the Jungle Antenna
18:21 After Action Report: My Jungle Antenna Design
21:39 After Action Report:: Member Suggestions
22:49 After Action Report: The Antenna Build
29:07 Close
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