There are a bunch of antenna "improvements" suggestions on the ANTENNAS page at ...



... including easy, DIY projects, like ...

-Alex Diaz’ Homebrew Yagis
-AMSAT’s Cheap & Easy Yagis
-Old Umbrella Yagi
-WB2HOL’s? 2M Tape Measure Beam
-Tape Measure Beam KITS!
-W6NBC’s 2M/70CM Tape Beam Project (from January, 2012 QST magazine)

... as well as other article reprints ...

- Doug KD5PDN wrote a great article on working the ISS with just an HT and tape
measure beam! From the Feb. 2012 issue of QST magazine

- Doug KD5PDN does it again! Read how he worked the ISS with an antenna made
out of barbed wire! From the October 2013 QST magazine

-Ed Fong’s CLASSIC j-pole construction articles (NOT high-gain antennas by any
means ... but darner near EVERY ham working 2 meters and 70cm should enjoy
building and using a j-pole!)

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