The September, 2025 issue of QST helped to popularize the excellent “POTA Performer” antenna. With a telescoping whip and two elevated, resonant radials, the antenna covers 6 through 20 meters, and it doesn’t need a tuner once you’ve worked out the correct lengths for your whip. The QST version of the antenna suffered from one key problem: it could easily cost several hundred dollars to build! This version, designed by James Shugart, N5BKL, will cost $75.00 or less and is easy to put together. We’ll be building it from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 in the 3rd floor community room of the Dallas Medical Center–the same place our club meets. I’ll be updating this post with more details, including detailed construction instructions. Fifteen kits will be available. If you’d like to sign up and reserve your kit, please fill out the sign up form!
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