VHF Antenna Performance Questions

Scott is has a question on his dipole and it is a 2m for 146.520. Watch to learn more.
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[@NotSure416]

Thank you for making these videos. They are a lot of help!

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[@oscarb9139]

I am in Texas, king of the 45' roof and huge attics.
I have a Diamond VHF/UHF antenna and was wondering how much performance might be affected if I put the antenna in the attic above my office/ham shack. I can elevate it up above all the ducting and wire, and make it permanent and have a relatively short coax run to my radio.

[@bassangler73]

I have found that for the money it's hard to beat a Diamond X300-A

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How to short circuit a dipol for DC?

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How does the wind create an electric charge on an antenna?