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I had one of those and they are very good antennas. Horizontal and vertical polarization and small in size, low wind load. Not tremendous gain but works. I paid $35 dollars used and I think it was $169 new. $600?? no way! :thumbdown:

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Yeah, I had one too, what a great little antenna. I'm pretty sure I came across some plans to make one, somewhere on the net. It ain't all that easy, from what I recall, but it can be done.

600 clams? Is he well? Even 450 is wayyy overpriced. I bet he could get 150 bucks for it, from an enthusiast. But those prices are out to lunch.

Course I had to snoop the net right quick, and found this description of the PDL-II

Back in the days when CB was at its height, with CBers in the millions, the antenna companies strived to build the best. Two interesting designs emerged. Avanti Antennas produced a quad called the PDL-II. This quad ,fed by 2 coax lines, was able to work both vertical and horizontal. Its "co-inductive" secret was that it used a folded dipole to feed the quad. This gave the antenna more gain than a simple quad. I modelled the program to find out how it worked. The loops of folded antenna have been replaced by V shaped elements without any changes and easier matching. This antenna is worth experimenting with . Co-inductive and PDL-II are trademarks and this antenna is most certainly covered by patents. You are allowed to build a not for monetary gain, experimental version for yourself.

You can get his software at http://www.ve3sqb.com/
 
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