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Call Sign : 26-CT-4879 / M7PCA Posts : 186 Times Thanked : 8 Join date : 2023-07-16 QTH or Location : North Walsham, JO02QU Equipment Used : FT1000MP !!!!!!binatone 5*,alinco dx10 135,sirio4000,silver rod,G5RV,beofeng 17 pro max, X30 duel 2m/70cm,full size G5RV, TS120v,soon new toy Age : 56
Subject: new 2m homemade Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:47 pm
just made a J-Pole for 2m ! workd realy well better than the shop bought one by far, can hear all the local and not so local repeters and good reports so far, dam easy to make and had every thing in the shed.... M0UKD was the site i used and has a cal on there for most things, swr 1:1 - 1:2 from 144 - 146 mhz
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DerekF Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4631....M7OGB Posts : 104 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2022-09-09 QTH or Location : Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire Equipment Used : Icom F25SR, Intaride IR-803, Baofeng UV-5R, Anytone AT-778UV Age : 71
Subject: Re: new 2m homemade Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:27 pm
Looks to be very well built.
73 Derek
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: new 2m homemade Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:40 am
A nice 'copper cactus' there Jimmy and I hope you have as much fun using it as you obviously did making it.
Well done.
Nightprowler New Member
Call Sign : 163TM186...MW6ETW Posts : 41 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-03-29 QTH or Location : Abergavenny Equipment Used : Yaesu FT757 GX2...Kenwood TS440S...Sirio GM
Subject: Re: new 2m homemade Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:45 pm
Copper cactus? I love it
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: new 2m homemade Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:11 pm
Hi Rich,
Only because that's what I know them as after reading articles from our USA cousins way back in time. (73 Amateur Radio Today magazine February 1992 - Front headline "What's a copper cactus".)
They do look like a Saguaro cactus we all knew from the many 'Westerns' cowboy films.
All the best, Victor
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peewee norfolk Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4879 / M7PCA Posts : 186 Times Thanked : 8 Join date : 2023-07-16 QTH or Location : North Walsham, JO02QU Equipment Used : FT1000MP !!!!!!binatone 5*,alinco dx10 135,sirio4000,silver rod,G5RV,beofeng 17 pro max, X30 duel 2m/70cm,full size G5RV, TS120v,soon new toy Age : 56
Subject: Re: new 2m homemade Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:48 pm
Working well so far so 70cm cactus next a proper copper pipe aray, might be pushing it for a full wave 11m one though lol who knows lol
SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1174 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: new 2m homemade Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:30 pm
Nice one, and glad it's working for you.
Before you make a 70cm one, give the 2m one a go on 70cm. It might not be a perfect SWR match, but should be good enough to use. My homemade wire 2m J-Pole did me fine on 70cm. Plenty of UK contacts. Had one SSB contact in to France with it too. You might be surprised what yours will do for you on 70cm.
GaryWilson CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-1836 Ham 2E0GGQ Posts : 4201 Times Thanked : 359 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Redcar, North Yorkshire. Equipment Used : Radios & Wires & Stuff! Age : 59
Subject: Re: new 2m homemade Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:37 pm
Nice one Jimmy, looks the business. I know they work well.
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Subject: new 2m homemade 
