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Originally Posted by W9WLS
Many years ago, COLLINS RADIO had a version of this as a "DIPOLE" in one of their "FIELD KIT'S" , had a coax connector and two 100 foot steel tapes mounted on a insulating board.
You pulled the tape's out to the required length , locked them in place and hauled the thing up a tree or whatever, stretched out the tapes and secured them and you had a temporary DIPOLE.
If I remember correctly "B&W" had a version (they might have even made the one in the Collins Kit) and a bit later "HY-Gain" marketed one.
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The Hy-Gain Tape Doublet works well. I've had one for many years and use it sometimes. It's around here someplace.