[BVARC] Build a 2 meter, quarter wave, ground plane antenna

[Daniel Poirot]

Grrr...

On Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM Daniel Poirot <dtpoirot at gmail.com> wrote:

> Howdy, y'all,
>
> We had a great BVARC meeting last week. Nice ice cream social. Rick W5RH
> had a great slide show on antenna history and such.
>
> I brought out my 1/4 wave ground plane, three 1/2 wave dipoles, a copper
> water pipe J pole, and a 450 Ohm roll up ladder line J pole. My 'big'
> antenna is the three element Yagi with a 3/4 J driven element.
>
> I have attached a doc and slide show on building a 1/4 wave ground plane.
> I would really appreciate anyone who may be able to build from these
> publications. I am happy for any comments or constructive criticism!
>
> My antenna deployment is a piece of rebar and a section of 1/2" PVC with
> the 1/4 wave on top. The feed line threads up the inside of the PVC pipe!
>
> 73
> Dan KJ5IZK
>
> [image: IMG_4203.JPEG]
>
>
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