Construction and Analysis of a Low Cost Omnidirectional Horizontally Polarized Antenna for 144 MHz
by Dr. Carol F. Milazzo, KP4MD (posted 23 May 2012)
E-mail: kp4md@arrl.net
- Construction
- Model Analysis and Measurements
- Stacking Halo Antennas
- Gain and Polarization Comparisons
- References
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