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	<title>Thoughts and other brain dumps &#187; Amateur Radio</title>
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	<description>Mad Man Ramblings of Too Many Ideas</description>
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		<title>Measurable effects of a balun and a ground strap</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ideally, every antenna should have every critical component in place and be tuned perfectly to the frequency you&#8217;re operating on. Obviously, however, that&#8217;s far removed from &#8220;real life&#8221;. Most people end up starting with simple antennas and slowly improving them as time marches on. I&#8217;ve certainly taken this track and have been slowing improving my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Nature of Interacting Antennas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 05:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As some of my friends know, I enjoy building antennas in my free time (whenever that occurs) for my Amateur Radio hobby (which keeps me from being bored during my free time). A while back I built a 2m Copper &#8220;Super-J-Pole&#8221; antenna which I attached to my chimney and use on a daily basis. Then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2m / 440 Copper Pipe Super J-Pole</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 04:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2m/440 Super J-Pole This antenna is also known as the &#8220;copper cactus&#8221; (because it kind of looks like one of course!). It is an outstanding performer, especially when you get it up in the air. A friend of mine (KC0UYK) convinced me I should build this antenna and I&#8217;m certainly glad he talked me [...]]]></description>
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