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SIMPLE TO BUILD AND OFFERS SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER
PORTABLE ANTENNAS.  FIRST, IT HAS BETTER GAIN THAN OTHER DESIGNS FOR
PORTABLE USE, BEING A HALF WAVE ANTENNA.  IT IS COMPACT AND DURABLE,
CONSISTING PRIMARILY OF METAL PIPES.  THE ANTENNA DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY
GROUND PLANE OR RADIALS AND HAS PERFORMANCE LIKE THE POPULAR COPPER PIPE J
POLE IN A SLIM FORMAT.  BECAUSE THE MATCHING SECTION IS A COAXIAL DESIGN,
OBJECTS NEAR THE BASE DO NOT AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE ANTENNA AS MUCH AS
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