Building an easy copper tape and PVC vertical antennas with John Portune, W6NBC - Q&A

Q&A session for presentation by John Portune, W6NBC of his design of an easy, cheap, and effective vertical #antenna using a self-adhesive metal tape and a PVC pipe.
Link to the presentation: • Building an easy coppe...
00:00 Choice of material for the base (PVC, fiber glass, ABS) and RF losses
01:23 What would be the dimensions for a 20m antenna?
04:07 How much power can this antenna handle?
05:02 Slinky antenna
06:04 Will double-stacking the copper tape improve efficiency?
06:45 What about the adhesive?
07:17 Where one can find the copper foil with adhesive?
07:45 Most conductive metal?
09:36 Helix antenna for 10m band
10:33 Using concrete forming tubes as formers for the helix
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