alanr@tekigm.UUCP (Alan Rovner) (01/31/86)
Mike, I use a Hy Gain V2S 2m omni antenna and am very pleased with it. It is the same design as the Ringo Ranger II and isopole, ie, 2 stacked 5/8 elements with decoupling sections. The Isopole uses those stupid looking cones to do the decoupling while the Ringo and V2S use short element sections. The thing has been outdoors for 4-5 years and shows absolutely no signs of wear. All the hardware is still shiny clean. Another good thing about the V2S is its swr. It's basically flat across the entire 4 MHz band. It is about 7-8' tall and weighs just a few pounds. I didn't mean this to sound like a commercial, but I really am pleased with it's performance. 73, Al Rovner, WA2TMP Tektronix, Inc. Vancouver, WA