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On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 23:31:48 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> Sounds like a primitive Yagi...

I build a 2m quagi at one point, speaking of primitive.

http://www.overbeck.com/quagi.htm

It didn't look like much but I could hit a repeater 160 miles away with a 
5w Radio Shack handi-talki.  There's an advantage to having a 7800' 
mountain to put you're repeater on.