On 7/5/2012 5:35 AM, John Godfrey (QT) wrote:

Thanks,
Best Regards, Dave "YO electric"

PS: If you're interested in a mount for a flat-top
glare-shield (SH, etc) - send Rex a note.

End fed dipole could also be very thin.

"Fat" antennas are used to broaden the frequency range of the antenna,
but I don't know if that is the reason for the PowerFlarm antenna width.

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