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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> ARLA/CLUSTER: VE3SQB FREE
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<P><FONT size=4></FONT><FONT color=#666666 size=5><FONT size=-1><FONT
color=#000080><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24px">VE3SQB ANTENNA DESIGN
PROGRAMS<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">BY AL
LEGARY</SPAN></STRONG><BR></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT
color=#000000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=4><FONT color=#800000>Notice! Due to high demand for
these programs, long download times may be encountered on the links below. If
you experience delays.....<BR>just</FONT>
</FONT></FONT></FONT></STRONG></SPAN><A href="http://www.ve3sqb.com/"><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG>click
here to go direct to Al's new
website!</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></A><BR><BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT color=#000000><STRONG><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">With surface mount technology and microcircuitry, most
hams no longer build their own equipment. One area that is still open to
amateurs is in </SPAN><FONT color=#ff0000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">antenna building!</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"> For a hundred years the amateurs have made more
breakthroughs in antenna design than the professionals. We do not know the
rules so we go ahead and build the antennas anyways, Some work, some don't. We
are still looking for that PERFECT antenna that is small, easy to build and is
super efficient. You may be that designer. If not, you will still have the
satisfaction of working that DX with a homebrew antenna. </SPAN><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">I believe there is not a commercial antenna that you
can't make better and for a quarter of the price!
</SPAN></I></FONT></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR><BR><STRONG><FONT
face=Arial>To get you started, I have made up programs that cover the most
common types of antennas and a few experimental designs.
</FONT></STRONG></SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><STRONG>Click on the icons to
download.</STRONG></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><STRONG><FONT
face=Arial> The programs do not write to the Windows registry so just delete
the files when you no longer wish to keep them. <BR><FONT color=#0000ff>They
do require that the dll files are up to date, so if you are unsure or the
programs do not run, download the full install version of HFQuad2002 first,
then all will run..</FONT> <BR>Most programs have inch and metric
calculations.</FONT></STRONG><BR><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#666666 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT face=Arial
color=#000000 size=4><A href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/squad.exe"><IMG
height=69 alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Squad11.gif"
width=67 border=0></A> <A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/quad2002.zip"><IMG height=68 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Quad11.gif" width=70 border=0></A> <A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/quadv3.exe"><IMG height=68 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Vquads1.gif" width=68
border=0></A></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#666666 size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24px"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#0000ff><BR>Quads are my specialty.</FONT></STRONG></SPAN><FONT
size=+2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">The Standard quad is designed from the textbook
equations and is compliments of Roger Clement </SPAN><FONT color=#ff0000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">KC5LCA</SPAN></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">. It is designed for 50 ohms and is the tried and true
method.<BR>The HF version is my program taken from research done by
</SPAN><FONT color=#ff0000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">W3GNR</SPAN></FONT></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><STRONG> who must have spent many hours of field
research to develop his formulae. He discovered that odd number of elements
perform better than even and developed the wire size scaling. No other quad
program uses this information. I find this best for HF or VHF with few
elements. <BR>My version 3 was developed from the original HF version but was
optimized using two different computer modelling programs. This allowed me to
tweak the original formulae for maximum gain. I also developed 50, 75 and 125
ohm feeding. If you want a multiband quad, drop me an e-mail with the specs
and I will tweak it with the modelling program to cancel out interactions. See
WHY QUADS (</STRONG></SPAN><A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/whyquads.html"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><STRONG>click here to link to the page on Al's
site</STRONG></SPAN></A><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">)for information
on feeding and choice of a quad then </SPAN><FONT color=#ff0000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">come back here</SPAN></FONT></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><FONT
face=Arial>. I just replaced my original version quad with a new V3
version that is 30% smaller and almost as much gain. Gain is roughly 9.4 db
for a 3 element and .9 more for each element. The gain per element reduces
with large numbers. The gain is always less than a yagi with equivalent
numbers but other factors still make it the better choice in my
opinion..</FONT></STRONG><BR></FONT><BR><BR><A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/coaxdpl.exe"><IMG height=71 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Coaxdipole1.gif" width=73
border=0></A> <A href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/lodip.zip"><IMG
height=71 alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/loaded.jpg" width=71
border=0></A> <A href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/yagi.exe"><IMG height=71
alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Yagiico1.gif" width=71
border=0></A><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>The
coaxial dipole or bazooka is the best keep
secret.</STRONG></FONT></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"> Made out
of coax, it matches closely to 50 ohms and can be set up horizontally or in an
inverted V. It is very broadband for a dipole and makes a great field day
antenna.<BR>The </SPAN><FONT color=#0000cc><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">loaded dipole</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"> is not as good as a full size antenna but it can be
used in </SPAN><FONT color=#0000cc><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">limited
spaces</SPAN></FONT></STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN><STRONG><FONT
face=Arial> and even indoors.<BR>The quagi-uda antenna is the most recognized
antenna.</FONT></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG> It produces maximum gain but requires tweaking for the
number of elements. This program uses different formulae for 2, 3 or
multi-element designs and includes element
tapering.</STRONG><BR></FONT><BR></SPAN></FONT><BR></SPAN></P>
<P><A href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/vert.zip"><IMG height=77 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Verti1.gif" width=73 border=0></A> <A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/quagi.exe"><IMG height=76 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Quagiico1.gif" width=76 border=0></A> <A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/discone2002.exe"><IMG height=75 alt=""
hspace=0 src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Discone11.gif" width=75
border=0></A><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><STRONG><FONT
color=#0000cc>Verticals</FONT></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">
<STRONG>covers all the common types with a coil calculator built in for the
antennas that require them.<BR></STRONG></SPAN><FONT color=#0000cc><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><STRONG>The quagi</STRONG></SPAN></FONT><STRONG><SPAN>
may be the best of two worlds. It has the yagis gain and the quads direct feed
and signal capture. I could not find any published formula for them but only
sample antennas. From these samples, and computer modelling, I developed the
program. I have only built a 440mhz version which works very well but would
like to hear about your results.<BR></SPAN><FONT color=#0000cc><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">The discone</SPAN></FONT></STRONG><SPAN><STRONG> is
most seen as a receive antenna but is under-rated. It can cover multiple bands
and has more gain than verticals. This also is true of transmitting. It does
have a variance across its range that can't be easily predicted so if the
match is not what you want, just increase or decrease the starting range to
shift the "nulls". HF versions have been built that cover many
bands.</STRONG><BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/sky2002.exe"><IMG height=80 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Sky11.gif" width=78 border=0></A> <A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/para.zip"><IMG height=80 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/para.jpg" width=80 border=0></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><FONT
color=#0000cc>The Skyhopper</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"> was
named after the first one was compared to a grasshopper . The antenna is
basically a quad opened up on the bottom. This up and over, over and down
design had been used in HF wire antennas. The antenna acts like a stacked pair
on the vertical and a standard yagi on horizontal. The prototype for 2 meters
made its first contact of over 200 miles while lying upside down on a picnic
table. This lead to the discovery that it can be used very low to the gound by
inverting it. This method can also be used when there is match problems due to
nearby objects. A 440 version with suction cups allowed an apartment dweller
to have a beam antenna stuck to his ceiling. The antenna is very forgiving of
dimensions. The prototype had screws in the end of the elements for adjusting
but at 2 meters, 1/4 inch changes did not affect performance.</SPAN><FONT
color=#ff0000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"> I highly recommend this for new
builders</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">. The only problem is that
it fires off to the corner opposite the feed. Over the years I have seen the
design renamed and modified by others, and posted on other web sites.
</SPAN><FONT color=#0000cc><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">This is the
original.</SPAN></FONT></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN><BR><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><FONT color=#0000cc>Parabolic
antennas</FONT></SPAN><SPAN> are the most directional of all antennas and have
the </SPAN><FONT color=#ff0000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">most
gain</SPAN></FONT></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><STRONG>. Because of
their size, they are usually used for UHF and up. They are much easier to
built than you think. Any long bar will bend to a parabolic arc when stressed
on the end. If you mount 1 X 1 inch wood strips solidly to a center hub, a
wire can be strung through loops on the outer ends. When the wire is drawn
tight, the ends will curl up forming the
dish.</STRONG><BR></SPAN><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>FOR THE
EXPERIMENTER</FONT></STRONG></SPAN><BR><A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/captor.exe"><IMG height=74 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Caps1.gif" width=89 border=0></A> <A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/gamma2002.exe"><IMG height=74 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Gamma1.gif" width=89 border=0></A> <A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/feedline.exe"><IMG height=73 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Hard1.gif" width=84 border=0></A><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><FONT color=#0000cc><STRONG>Homebrew capacitors, gamma
match and homebrew feedline</STRONG></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><STRONG>If
you don't have the means for measuring reactance, resistance and capactance on
your antenna, the gamma program will give you a starting point for for
designing the gamma match.<BR><BR>Single line next to the tower, twin ladder
line, 4 wire line and even HOMEBREW HARD LINE can be designed with the
Feedline program.<BR><BR></STRONG><BR><A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/pdl.exe"><IMG height=77 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/pdl.jpg" width=77
border=0></A><BR><STRONG>Back in the days when CB was at its height, with
CBers in the millions, the antenna companies strived to build the best. Two
interesting designs emerged. Avanti Antennas produced a little quad called the
PDL-II. This quad , fed by 2 coax lines, was able to work both vertical and
horizontal. Its "co-inductive" secret was that it used a folded dipole to feed
the quad. This gave the antenna more gain than a simple quad. I modelled the
program to find out how it worked. The loops of folded antenna have been
replaced by V shaped elements without any changes and easier matching. This
antenna is worth experimenting with especially with its reduced size.
Co-inductive and PDL-II are trademarks and this antenna is most certainly
covered by patents. <FONT color=#ff0000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">You are
allowed to build a </SPAN></FONT><U><FONT color=#ff0000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">not for monetary gain</SPAN></FONT></U></STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><STRONG>, experimental version for
yourself.<BR></STRONG><BR></SPAN></FONT><A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/scan.exe"><IMG height=80 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/Scanner1.gif" width=80
border=0></A><BR><STRONG>The other antenna was made by Antenna Specialist who
are still in business and may still produce the Super Scanner. This antenna
beams into three quadrants without the use of a rotator. By using relays, a
single feed line could be switched to 1 of 3 elements or to all for an omni
position.The coax jumpers made the other 2 unactive elements appear to be
longer and act as reflectors. Later versions grounded the inactive elements
through a tuned capacitance/inductance circuit. I found that the jumpers work
better at times when made of 75 ohm coax. This antenna is recommended for
advanced antenna builders only as it is VERY sensitive to element length and
spacing changes. Some adjusting will probably be required. </STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><STRONG>This antenna and the name
SuperScanner have patents and trademark restrictions.<BR>No patent, trademark
or any other type of infringement is intended against the Antenna Specialist
Company!<BR></STRONG></SPAN></FONT><BR><A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/qha.exe"><IMG height=78 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/qhaantenna.gif" width=78
border=0></A><BR>NEW<BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG><FONT size=4>As
soon as I saw QUAD in Quadrifilar Helicoildal Antenna, I had to investigate
it. Used for weather satellite reception, this omni directional antenna has
everything you want. It is small in size, has a very low angle of radiation
and up to twice the normal verticals gain. <BR><BR>The program has 6
variations of the design, with different formulae for each. This is the
most interesting design I have ever researched. After 200 hours, the program
is still in the research stages but I have discovered many points about its
operation and decided to post what I have.<BR><BR> There is no
construction or matching details in the program yet, so check out qha sites on
the net for this info. I built a 2 meter desk top version out of foam disks
and 20 awg wire. Wrapping the coax around the 3/8 fiberglass pole about ten
times was good enough to reduce the match to 1.5 over a mhz. It measures at
5.1 db gain and I can work all the local repeaters and about 15 miles simplex
with the antenna sitting on the BASEMENT floor. It also appears to work like a
discone on receive. <BR>Receive is good outside the band both above and below
the 2 meters. <BR>It easily hears from 137 to 174 mhz. The use of small wire
instead of tubing did not affect the bandwidth but it did shift the frequency
down about 3/4 of a mhz. To correct this, I found that shortening the large
loop shifted the frequency much more than changing the small loop. THIS IS
VERSION 3 ...... All except the RCA version are designed to be made out of 3/8
inch tubing which is easier to work with. <BR>The dimensions are NOT designed
for use with elbows or bent radius corners. Cut the tubing 1 diameter longer
than the required length , flatten the ends in a vise and drill bolt holes at
the correct dimensions. After assembly you may still solder the joints. All
are designed to be used 5 meters or more above ground. Patterns and phasing
are lost if you place them on the ground. Using an A/D converter hooked up
between the receiver and a computer plotted out the receive pattern of the 1/2
turn .3 ratio Wxsat Qha mounted 20 feet up on the rooftop. The pattern was
almost identical to the modelling results shown on the patterns page. The
signal is solid from horizon to horizon , being out only seconds from
predicted passes.<BR> NEW Matching calculator for low impedance QHA
...</FONT></STRONG></SPAN><A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/qhamatch.exe"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG><FONT
size=4>HERE</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></A><BR><BR></P>
<P align=left><A href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/cirpol.exe"><IMG height=72
alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/cirpolve3sqb.gif" width=72
border=0></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG><FONT color=#0000cc><FONT
size=4><FONT color=#000000>While researching the Qha, I wanted something
easier for checking out circular polarization. I discovered that 70% of all
commercial FM radio stations run circular polarization. Home receivers are
usually horizontal while mobiles are vertical. After looking up the types of
antennas they use, I came up with two designs. The first has as much gain as a
QHA but is much easier to build. I recommend this to new builders as small
errors will not greatly affect performance. The QHA can be rendered useless by
errors of only a few millimeters. The FM station antennas use a round
horizontal element which is difficult to scale and build. By changing the
elements to square, the antenna scales from 500 to 1 mhz and is easy to
build.</FONT><BR><BR></P></FONT>
<P align=left><A href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/sqbomni.exe"><FONT
size=4><IMG height=73 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/cirpol2ve3sqb.gif" width=73
border=0></FONT></A><FONT size=4><FONT color=#000000>The second antenna is
even simpler, consisting of only two bowed elements. While not as good as the
first , it still shows promise and anybody could build it. Although originally
designed for 137.5 wefax reception, circular polarized antennas can make nice
standby omni antennas to monitor band openings, both horizontal base, vertical
mobile communications or even for a beacon
xmitter.<BR></P></FONT></FONT></FONT></STRONG></SPAN>
<P align=left><A href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/omniquad.exe"><IMG height=73
alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/ve3sqbomniqd.gif" width=73
border=0></A><STRONG>The omniquad is a very simple but excellent standby
vertical antenna. I've built many over the years but just got around to making
up a program. The main advantage is the extreme bandwidth. Make all the
dimensional errors you want, and it will still work. You can use wire or
tubing. A broom handle ,some 1/4 dowels and under 10 feet of wire will make a
2 meter antenna. There is very little gain or pattern difference between the 3
and 4 sided versions but the 4 sided version does give a better match. It can
even be used as a desk top antenna.</STRONG><BR><BR><A
href="http://www.qsl.net/ve3sqb/lpda.zip"><IMG height=72 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/ve3sqblpda.gif" width=72
border=0></A><STRONG><FONT color=#0000cc size=3><FONT color=#000000 size=4>The
log periodic antenna is the ultimate broadband beam. It can provide high gain
on a single band or moderate gain on multiple bands. On vhf you can easily
design a single feed 2 and 6 meter antenna. On hf the size and element
diameters are usually a drawback .Wire versions are usually the answer.
Although 4 bands is usually stretching it, don't be afraid to try more. I had
an inverted 'T' loaded 13 element designed for 160 to 6 meters and it worked.
It covered an acre ,was 120 feet wide ( 40 meters), 350 feet long (105 meters)
and was suspended from 3 towers. The 1/2 mile of wire looked like a suspension
bridge. <BR>The neighbours are still cautious to talk to me and the XYL
doesn't want to discuss it.<BR></FONT><BR></FONT></STRONG><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG><FONT color=#800000
size=4>FREE</FONT></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><BR><STRONG><FONT size=4>ICOM BAND SCOPE
SOFTWARE</FONT> <BR></STRONG><FONT size=4><SPAN>There are some good programs
on the net for controlling Icom radios but I just wanted something to monitor
a band for openings. My 746Pro does have a scope function but you have to keep
an eye on it. The solution was to make a program that would reduce itself in
size after setup to an "always on top" program that would allow me to continue
working on other things on the computer. The picture below shows the "actual
size" with the option of a Scope or Bar graph display. <BR><BR><STRONG>The
Scope display only is shown below</STRONG>.<BR><IMG height=73 alt="" hspace=0
src="http://www.hamuniverse.com/scope.jpg" width=309 border=0><BR><BR>The
program is designed for a homebrew interface requiring the RTS to be on to
supply power.<BR>Icom Civ owners can request a version with the RTS turned
off. <BR>The program may be obtained free from <STRONG>Degen Antenna
Designs</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"> </SPAN></FONT><A
href="http://www.degendesigns.com/"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG><FONT size=4>HERE
</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></A><SPAN><FONT size=4><STRONG>in their download
section.<BR></STRONG>This should work on most Icom radios but has only been
tested on a 746Pro.<BR></FONT></SPAN><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT size=4>Please inform me of your results and any
bugs.....VE3SQB...AL</FONT><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT size=4>Antenna Design Programs and info on this
page courtesy of, and written by<BR><FONT color=#800000>Al Legary,
VE3SQB</FONT><BR>Many Thanks Al!</SPAN></FONT></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><BR><FONT size=4>PLEASE DROP HIM A LINE OF THANKS FOR
THESE GREAT PROGRAMS VIA EMAIL<BR></FONT></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Al responds to all antenna related
questions.</SPAN></B><B><FONT color=#ff0000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Make certain you use the</SPAN></B><B><FONT
color=#ff0000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"> </SPAN></FONT></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">word </SPAN></B><B><FONT color=#ff0000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"> ANTENNA </SPAN></FONT></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">in your subject line</SPAN></B><B><FONT
color=#ff0000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT size=4>EMAIL Al </FONT></SPAN></B><A
href="mailto:ve3sqb@qsl.net"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT
size=4>HERE</FONT></SPAN></B></A><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">GIVE
AL, VE3SQB YOUR INPUT!<BR></SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT
size=4>WHAT ANTENNA DESIGN PROGRAMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE?</FONT></SPAN></B><A
href="mailto:n4ujw@hamuniverse.com"><B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><FONT color=#800000><FONT size=4>Please be advised
that Al,<BR>is very busy designing these programs.<BR>All of your suggestions
for antenna design programs are considered and only the best are
chosen.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P></FONT></SPAN></FONT>
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