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AM NOT A VERY GOOD TYPIST WHEN I GOT TIRED OF USING THE KEYBOARD, I MOVED
MY RIGHT HAND OVER TO MY BENCHER PADDLES AND I WAS BACK IN FAMILIAR
TERRITORY.  BRIEF STORED MESSAGES WERE NOTHING NEW HERE, BUT THE MAPPED
LETTER CAPABILITY WAS A NICE FEATURE.  BUDDIPOLE BUDDIHEX PORTABLE
HEXAGONAL BEAM ANTENNA REVIEWED BY JOHN LEONARDELLI, VE3IPS VE3IPS GMAIL.
COM WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I MADE MY FIRST DX CONTACT FROM A LOCAL
SCHOOLYARD USING A CITIZENS BAND CB WALKIE TALKIE.  IT WAS THEN THAT MY
FASCINATION WITH HAM RADIO STARTED.  ONCE I OBTAINED MY AMATEUR RADIO
LICENSE, I GOT MUCH SATISFACTION FROM OPERATING FROM PARKS OR OUT IN THE
FIELD USING BATTERY POWER AND PORTABLE ANTENNAS TO RECREATE THE THRILL OF
MY FIRST DX CONTACT.  OVER THE YEARS, MY BUDDIPOLE AND BUDDISTICK ANTENNAS
SERVED ME WELL, BUT IT BECAME TIME TO ADD A YAGI ANTENNA TO MY DEPLOYMENT
KIT.  MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS TO USE A THREE ELEMENT YAGI, BUT THE WEIGHT AND
THE INABILITY TO TRANSPORT IT IN AN EASY MANNER HAD ME LOOKING AT ALTERNATE
ANTENNAS.  ALSO, THE YAGI WOULD COVER ONLY THREE BANDS, AND I WANTED A
SOLUTION FOR 17 AND 6 METERS.  IT WAS AROUND THIS TIME THAT CHRIS DRUMMOND,
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