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               All- Metal Antennas are very often used 
                at VHF. The antennas have advantages compare to some other antenna 
                designs. All- Metal antennas are easy to make because very often 
                such antennas are made from one length of a thick strand wire. 
                For some design of the All- Metal Antennas it is possible to use 
                metal traverse that is grounded to the main mast. It is conveniently 
                for design and safety for the lighting strike. Several designs 
                of the All- Metal Antennas for the 145- MHz Band are described 
                below.  
              UA0SNM All- Metal Three 
                Element Antenna for the 145- MHz Band 
                
              Valery 
                Suchenkin, UA0SNM  
                
              Design of the All- Metal Three Element Antenna is shown on the Figure 1. The antenna 
                may be made of copper tube or stranded aluminum wire. Diameter 
                of the tube or wire may be 6- 12- mm. 
                Figure 2 shows mast with HF-Antennas where the All- Metal Three Element Antenna is installed. Figure 3 shows close view of the antenna.   
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              Figure 1 Design of the All- Metal Three Element Antenna 
                
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                 3-D View 
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