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BUILD A GROUND PLANE ANTENNA FOR 2 METERS AND MORE - SIMPLE AND EASY!

This is a side view of a typical ground plane antenna. Is this what you're talking about when you mention "...4 posts pointing down with the di-pole in the middle"?

This doesn't have anything to do with a "di-pole". The vertical portion in the middle is the radiator, while the other four elements are the ground plane.

Again, a "dipole" is generally a wire antenna, generally mounted horizontally. There ARE "vertical dipoles", but for frequencies lower than VHF they can get problematic.

I wouldn't worry about an amplifier of any size until you have the basics down a bit better.

[QUOTE="Beetle, post: 116240, member: 1066"] [url=http://www.hamuniverse.com/2metergp.html]BUILD A GROUND PLANE ANTENNA FOR 2 METERS AND MORE - SIMPLE AND EASY![/url] This is a side view of a typical ground plane antenna. Is this what you're talking about when you mention "...4 posts pointing down with the di-pole in the middle"? This doesn't have anything to do with a "di-pole". The vertical portion in the middle is the radiator, while the other four elements are the ground plane. Again, a "dipole" is generally a wire antenna, generally mounted horizontally. There ARE "vertical dipoles", but for frequencies lower than VHF they can get problematic. I wouldn't worry about an amplifier of any size until you have the basics down a bit better. [/QUOTE]

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