I decided to try and build one of the copper pile style slim jim 2 meter HAM radio antennas. Not hard to build at all. Testing was another matter I don't know if we had bad cable, a bad analyzer, (OR we just didn't know how to use the silly thing correctly) Either way, we just went on..
The website I got the idea from....(Thanks AZPapaLes )
http://www.hamuniverse.com/2metercopperslimjim.html
The Ben and Nick Outdoors Channel...
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXUGGpKLsSnnRRMZ1PedjmA