homebrew vhf antenna

So you have purchased your radio and want to get on the air fairly quickly .well here i will show you the easiest fastest way of building an antenna that can be put together in a matter of minutes .Ive had quiet a few emails asking the same question ,Im living in a private residential area or living in apartments well this is no problem if you know how and where to place the antenna ,theres a saying out of sight out of mind if your living in a residential area and have not got enough space outside or unfriendly neighbours well your only solution is built an antenna that will fit nicely in the attic .if your concidering vhf operation the number one choice is a jpole very easy constructed theres alot of info on the web at the moment just type search jpole or you can visit my hub on this particular antenna.

calculations are as follows for jpole 

longest section =8424/freq=mhz,,,Top section =5616/freqmhz=inches,,,Matching section =2808/freqmhz=inches

there you have it the calculations needed for jpole at 145mhz. to calculate other frequencies use the same formula but different frequency 

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when we speak about hf antennas alarms start ringing yes long wire antennas space needed dont have the space well its very easy to place a wire antenna in your attic using coils /traps in fo on these can be had here http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-the-simplest-AM-transmitter/step1/The-antenna-coil-How-to/ you can also check http://www.dxzone.com for more info on this .