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For a better signal experiment with different antennae.  
For a better signal experiment with different antennae.  
* [http://donsnotes.com/hobbies/antenna_j-pole.html J-Pole for 2m and 70 cm]
* [http://donsnotes.com/hobbies/antenna_j-pole.html J-Pole for 2m and 70 cm]
* For a Baofeng HT with a Nagoya antenna add a  19" for 2 m or 6.5inches for 70 cm ''counterpoise''. This then makes up the other half of a dipole for the radio, giving a radio a 1/2 wave antenna.
* For a Baofeng HT with a Nagoya antenna add a  19" for 2 m or 6.5" for 70 cm [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szmQmCn1tH4 counterpoise]. This then makes up the other half of a dipole for the radio, giving it a half-wave antenna.


== Hackspace amateur radio club & radio shack ==
== Hackspace amateur radio club & radio shack ==