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Ham Radio, an ununsual stealth antenna one foot above ground. Post #1030.

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An unusual stealth antenna one foot above ground (http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2017/february/an-unusual-stealth-aerial.htm#.WJJMLv8rLIU). Accessed on 01 February 2017, 21:35 hrs, UTC . Author:   John Allsopp (G4YDM). Please click link or insert title URL into your web browser to read the full article. Comment: For those of us who live in deed-restricted homes or "space challenged" urban lots, the use of a full length dipole or vertical antenna is often out of the question. Your antennas of choice will be limited to what can't be seen or removed quickly as the situation demands.  Often, your antenna will be a highly compromised version of a dipole, vertical, or even a magnetic loop.  You can certainly make contacts with these antennas, but what you need is a full performance dipole on a deed-restricted lot.  Impossible? Not really, if you follow the instructions presented in this post from John Allsopp (G4YDM). According to John, just build a standard le