For those of you who aren't yet ARRL members (or who have lent their January, 2012 issue of QST magazine to someone else), John Portune W6NBC's construction article, "A 2 Meter and 70 CM Portable Tape Measure Beam" is available on the ANTENNAS page at ...

http://www.work-sat.com

A "cut above" just using the 2M tape measure beam projects for the 2M/70CM FM birds. A well-researched and clean construction project. Thanks to John for the permission to reprint.

Clint Bradford, K6LCS