"David Lesher" wrote in message
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B A R R Y writes:


Can we cut a wire VHF-Air antenna that we already own to work with a
marine band (higher than VHF-Air) handheld?


Yes, but given its proximity to the ground, it's impossible to really
tune it correctly. (Hang the aircraft 8 ft up from a crane while
looking at the VSWR? No wait! Just flip the bird on its back and....)
You'll end up taking a best-guess & living with it...


Just start out long (20"), put the Thruline in there, go up and TX. Note the
direct and reflected power. Land, take out 1/2" and repeat, noting the
reflected each time. From this data you can determine the optimal ant.
length.

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Hello, my name is Mike, and I am an airplane addict...