Because of homeowner restrictions in our subdivision, all of my antennas are located in the attic above the garage. My 1.25 meter (222 MHz) antenna is a homebrew J-Pole fabricated from copper pipe and fed with RG-8X coaxial cable. The J-Pole is vertically polarized and omnidirectional with approximately 0 dB gain with respect to a dipole. I am also using a homebrew J-Pole fabricated from copper pipe on 70 centimeters with similar characteristics.