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Originally Posted by usrangers84
Hey everyone reading this, been a few years 3+ since I have constructed or needed a jungle antenna but the time has come. I am wondering for the ground plane and the raidiating element if I have to use coax cable either rg58-or rg-6 or maybe any wire?? Could I go to a local store and just by wire? THanks all in advance for the tips. God bless
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You don't need coax (it's best), you can use copper demo firing wire. Cut five elements at 1/4 wavelengths, four for the ground plane and one for the emitter. Split the two leads all the way down (leave the insulation on) and mark the wire you're going to connect to the antenna itself on both ends. Then twist the two insulated copper wires together approximately one twist per inch. Connect the marked wire to the antenna and the unmarked to the ground plane. Works like a champ. Make sure that if your radio has an electrical antenna matching unit that you use the proper antenna base to turn it on (on the old radios, the base with the longer screw was the one to use.)
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