Thread: JUNGLE ANTENNA
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Old 01-14-2014, 22:51   #12
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Jungle Antenna

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Originally Posted by usrangers84 View Post
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
Pretty simple as others have noted and they work quite well. Element length: L=234/f where L = individual wire element length in feet, f = Operating frequency in MHz.
Some pix and examples here: http://www.n6cc.com/antenna-system-ideas
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