Hi,
There are commercial J poles.  They role up and will fit in to a pocket and
work just as well as the ones we make and put in to pvc pipes.  I am not
sure who makes them, but AES has them and I would suspect others do too.
They are usually made of 300ohm twin lead instead of 450ohm ladder line.
I have used both kinds and really like them.

Steve, n4ofl

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: Indoor 2 Meter Antenna


> I have a J-pole, and it works quite well, even when propped up in a corner
> of the shack.  I don't know of any that are commercially manufactured, so
> you might have to have someone build one for you.
>
> Steve
>
> On Monday 9/1/03 18:57 Rich De Steno wrote:
> >What is the best solution for an indoor two-meter antenna for a base
> >transceiver?  I have been using a mobile mag mount for years and it works
> >fairly well, but can I get better gain from something else?