Ken Mattsson wrote:
if your just gonna receive, the airband antenna will be just fine.

Steve Roberts , N8VKD


Steve,

I was just thinking of using it with the scanner, no transmitting, on the
ground and not from the air.

But back to the basic question. Can this J-stick design by Jim be used for
any bands, that is be built for any specific wavelength, or is the J-stick
design for some reason good only for the VHF-range? You see, it would be fun
to build a couple of these antennas on other wavelengths just to explore
what can be heard. A set of base antennas for snooping around on the
different bands. Now that I have found out where to get parts for this water
pipe antenna, it would be relatively easy to make a few more, if only the
desing allows for it.

Best regards, Ken


Yes, it will. Just use the formula to make the elements the
proper lengths for your frequencies of interest. The J is a classic
and will work for most any band. You may need to use guy wires
if you descend into the HF bands, however. 8-)

Tom Pappano, PP-ASEL-IA