Hi
     I had the ringo ranger two at 68 feet and in Kansas I could work 80
miles easily with 5 watts. Of course they had some wonderful repeaters
their. The reason the ringo ranger two performed better than just the
regular ringo is that it has a set of ground radials about three or four
feet below the tuning ring.
     I hope maybe this information helps.

God bless,
Mark WZ0K
-- Currently in Pendleton, Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton, Oregon
Clear, 52.0°F Wind:SE-130° at 6mp
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Deatherage" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 2:21 AM
Subject: an antanna idea


> Hello to all,
> I had an idea  on what I could do about a 2 meter 440 antanna.  I was =
> thinking about getting some kind of pipe maybe about 5 to 7 feet Long =
> and bracing it up against the Wooden balqueny rail.  My balqueny has a =
> roof so I have to work around that.  I was also thinking when I first =
> got into 2 meters I remember an antanna called a ringo ranger. Does any =
> one remember that.  One 2 meter set up I remember hearing about on 2 =
> meters in Northern Kentucky I was living with my parents during one of =
> my divorces.  I think it was my first. any way, back to the subject this =
> man had a station with a tower I believe was a hundred feet and he used =
> hard line cowax from  his radio to the antanna. =20
> Well, I will have to some checking to see what is out there. =20
> Bill WB4YKL