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Antennas : 70cm

• GP antenna for 70 cm - A 70cm ground plane antenna made with a 90cm of 1mm silver steel rod
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• Top Loaded Vertical Antenna for 80 Meters Band - Top Loaded Vertical Antenna 3,5 MHz 80m and a 14 MHz Trap for the 20m band. The weight of this portable vertical antenna is less than 1 kg, including the ground network. The weight of the telescopic fiberglass fishing rod is another 1kg. The rod expands from 1.5 meters to 8 meters.
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• High impedance baluns - Introduction with some background on balun types
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• Beverage Antenna Construction - Types of beverage wires, choose best supports and insulators, multiple antennas at one feedpoint, all well documented with photos and exaustive explanation. This article offers insights on building Beverage antennas for optimal reception. Key takeaways include using strong wire (copperweld or electric fence), proper termination, and a good grounding system (multiple copper rods). The author recommends maximizing antenna length and orienting it towards desired stations. For best results, utilize an antenna tuner and experiment with termination resistors.
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• K5OE, Introduction To Amateur Satellite Ground Station Antennas - There are many kinds of satellite antennas that will get you on the birds and allow you to have lots of fun
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• A Ground Plane Antenna for NOAA Weather Stations  ^updated - An introduction to antennad including a DIY assembly instruction for a A Ground Plane Antenna for NOAA Weather Stations
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• Short Vertical Antennas and Ground Systems - This article describes how an effective ground system can be produced for a short vertical antenna.
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• BHI Ltd - Noise eliminating products. Remove unwanted background noise and interference leaving only the speech. Clear communications, listen stress free. Dsp noise cancellation solutions.
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• Tecom - Tecom industries product line encompasses a wide range of highly sensitive active and passive antennas for use in airborne and ground applications, providing complete coverage of the 20 MHz to 40 GHz frequency range.
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• MicroSignals - MicroSignals produces a line of RF and IF signal processing components that offer high performance at an exceptional value. To achieve this MicroSignals began with an engineering team that possessed an excellent background in RF Transformer and Balun design.
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• VFC LP Lightning Protection Products - VFC has grown to become the national leader in the lightning protection industry. Protecting facilities and equipment from lightning and transient current by designing and installing lightning protection, grounding, surge protection and lightning warning systems.
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• Multi-Tech Industries, Inc. - Manufacturing Precision Products Since 1969. Rotary Switches, Strain Reliefs, Ground Fault Units
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• SDR4Space - Software Defined Radio for Space Applications produces ground stations for uplink and downlink, Rotator computer controller with USB and CANbus Interface, USB Converters
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• Better Metal LLC - Manufacturing distributor of infrastructure products for the telecommunications industry; antenna mounts, ice bridge, cable ladder, ground bars, weatherproofing, exothermic, safety equipment.
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• KF7P Metalwerks - Metal products manufacturer for Grounding, cable management, surge arrestors, tower accessories, Coax standoff arms for telescoping towers, Safety stand tower platform, Mast steps, tower installation tools
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• Ameritron AL-1200 to gs35b Conversion - The Ameritron AL-1200 Amplifier is in current production. In its factory configuration it uses a single 3CX1200A7 (triode) tube, grounded grid configuration. Re-tubing the AL-1200 with a GS-35b with success.
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• Earth Grounding Construction Materials - Article about types of materials that make the best earth grounding systems
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• Locating Power Line Noise - RF interference from power lines is caused by arcing as high voltage electricity bridges a gap to a lower ground potential on the power pole. Corroded or loose connections, cracked insulators almost all of the hardware on a power pole can be the source of arcing.
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