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		<title>5/8 Wave J-Pole vs. 1/2 Wave J-Pole EZNEC Shootout</title>
		<link>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/58-wave-j-pole-vs-12-wave-j-pole-eznec-shootout.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[5/8 Wave J-Poles aren't better than 1/2 Wave J-Poles]]></description>
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		<title>Collinear 5/8 wave J-Pole vs. Collinear 1/2 wave J-Pole EZNEC Shootout</title>
		<link>http://www.hamradio.me/nec-shootouts/collinear-58-wave-j-pole-vs-collinear-12-wave-j-pole-eznec-shootout.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another 5/8 J-Pole Design... can it justify the complexity?]]></description>
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		<title>1/2 Wave vs. 5/4 Wave VHF EZNEC Shootout</title>
		<link>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/half-wave-vs-five-forth-wave-vhf-eznec-shootout.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/half-wave-vs-five-forth-wave-vhf-eznec-shootout.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[NEC Shootouts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Longer is not always better in the world of antennas.  Such is the case of the 5/4 wave vertical antenna... a Super J-Pole Wannabe Antenna]]></description>
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		<title>Jpole vs. Coaxial Dipole EZNEC Shootout</title>
		<link>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/jpole-vs-coaxial-dipole-eznec-shootout.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/jpole-vs-coaxial-dipole-eznec-shootout.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[NEC Shootouts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dipole]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This J-Pole, Monopole, Coaxial Dipole VHF EZNEC shootout addresses a comment made that no models exist for j-pole and coaxial dipole antenna simulation.]]></description>
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		<title>BigIR vs. 43 Foot Vertical Antenna @ 40 meters EZNEC Shootout</title>
		<link>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/bigir-vs-43-foot-vertical-antenna-40-meters-eznec-shootout.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/bigir-vs-43-foot-vertical-antenna-40-meters-eznec-shootout.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Analysis of 43 foot vertical against the SteppIR BigIR vertical in the 20 meter band.]]></description>
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		<title>BigIR vs. 43 Foot Vertical Antenna @ 20 meters EZNEC Shootout</title>
		<link>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/bigir-vs-43-foot-vertical-antenna-20-meters-eznec-shootout.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/bigir-vs-43-foot-vertical-antenna-20-meters-eznec-shootout.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Analysis of 43 foot vertical against the SteppIR BigIR vertical in the 20 meter band.]]></description>
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		<title>BigIR vs. 43 Foot Vertical Antenna @ 15 meters EZNEC Shootout</title>
		<link>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/bigir-vs-43-foot-vertical-antenna-15-meters-eznec-shootout.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/bigir-vs-43-foot-vertical-antenna-15-meters-eznec-shootout.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comparing the 43 foot vertical with the BigIR vertical at 15 meters.]]></description>
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		<title>BigIR vs. 43 Foot Vertical Antenna @ 10 meters EZNEC Shootout</title>
		<link>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/bigir-vs-43-foot-vertical-antenna-10-meters-eznec-shootout.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/bigir-vs-43-foot-vertical-antenna-10-meters-eznec-shootout.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Analysis of 43 foot vertical vs. BigIR at 10 meters.]]></description>
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		<title>BigIR vs. 43 Foot Vertical Antenna EZNEC Shootout</title>
		<link>http://www.hamradio.me/nec-shootouts/bigir-vs-43-foot-vertical-antenna-eznec-shootout.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hamradio.me/nec-shootouts/bigir-vs-43-foot-vertical-antenna-eznec-shootout.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NEC Shootouts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dx engineering]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hamhelpdesk.com/?p=430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are shopping for a vertical antenna for amateur radio read this NEC comparison of the 43 foot style vs. the SteppIR BigIR.]]></description>
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		<title>1/4 Wave Monopole vs. 1/2 Wave J-Pole EZNEC Shootout</title>
		<link>http://www.hamradio.me/vhf/monopole-vs-jpol-eznec-shootout.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.hamradio.me/vhf/monopole-vs-jpol-eznec-shootout.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NEC Shootouts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VHF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2m]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cebik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EZNEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jpole]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hamhelpdesk.com/?p=376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Myths abound concerning how J-Poles do so well.  Here is an EZNEC shootout between a 2 meter J-Pole and a Monopole with radials.]]></description>
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