Here's a great emergency quarter wave ground plane antenna for the 2 meter Amateur Radio band. Most of the materials for this emergency antenna can be obtained locally or from online retailers.
"The Tech Prepper" does a good job of explaining the theory and practical requirements of this portable antenna.
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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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GEAR
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REFERENCES
* FM 31-20 Special Forces Operational Techniques : https://amzn.to/3RDdRff
* The Guerrilla's Guide To The Baofeng Radio: https://amzn.to/3jFOyws
* The Jungle Antenna: https://brushbeater.org/2015/10/15/th...
* Simple and Fun Antennas: https://amzn.to/3YbomZn
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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