An Amateur Extra and BSEE with diverse technical and operating interests.
Here's a roll-up J-Pole antenna which is very popular in amateur radio.
The photos are shown from my Flickr set called "Amateur Radio Small Twinlead J-Pole Antenna".
This is the final product. It has a low SWR for my intended VHF frequency, and it works great.
Many, many thanks to the people who's material I have read and references on my Delicious links for this subject.Here are the set of detailed construction pictures.
Just purchased my second software from Bob Freeth (G4HFQ), and again it works perfectly.
Just downloaded, and got working, Bob Freeth's (G4HFQ) terrific Yaesu programming software for my VX-3R.
Just arrived is an awesome and inexpensive USB programming cable for portable radios. Amazon has is listed as the Valley Enterprises Yaesu USB FTDI Radio Programming Cable FT-60, VX-1, VX-2, VX-5.
I will be using it with Bob Freeth's (G4HFQ) Yaesu programming software, specifically the VX-3R version first.
This particular cable has the audio-style connector which goes into the Yaesu's microphone/speaker/cloning connector, and has four conductors, rather than the typical audio plug's two- or three-conductor type.
