How-to make homemade FM Antenna - for listening purposes
Apr 2, 2013 · Cut 25 feet. Tie a knot 5 feet from one end. unzip the wire from the knot to the short end. Separate the long end a couple inches and strip the insulation about a half inch. connect the bare wires to the antenna terminals. Stretch out the unzipped part and try different locations until you get the strongest signal.
Homebrew DIY AM ferrite antenna, variable capacitor configuration
Mar 20, 2021 · This is my first DIY antenna, 120 turns of 28 AWG enameled copper wire, on a 135 x 10mm ferrite bar. The twisted antenna wires get plugged in to external AM antenna jack on stereo. Without the variable capacitor (141.6 pF yellow lead, black lead ground to copper baseboard water pipe, red lead 59.2 pF), I barely get signal.
DIY HOMEMADE DUAL BAND VHF & UHF (2 Meter & 70 …
Mar 19, 2023 · Bit of an Antenna freak, even as a new Ham, and wasn’t satisfied with many of the responses I’d come across the internets of, “you cannot make a dual band VHF/UHF antenna worth anything yourself, go buy some Chinese product” and/or a version consisting of less than 5 …
My homemade Off Center Dipole Antenna - RadioReference.com …
Feb 3, 2013 · Slide a larger PVC T fitting over the antenna. Drill 2 holes to allow access of a screwdriver to re-attach the balun contacts to the copper elements. Drill 2 holes to allow access of a screwdriver to re-attach the 12" PVC side arm. Attach the …
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Jul 4, 2008 · Whew! AntennaCraft FM6 FM Antenna 6 Electronic Elements Triple Driven Directional Near Fringe Outdoor Radio Station Signal Rooftop Local Off-Air Digital Stereo Reception Aerial, Part # FM-6
Airband antenna: experience and suggestions?
92. Dec 29, 2019. #1. Hi guys! I hope that you can help me with your experience in finding the best antenna for airband (vhf). There are three options that seem feasible to me and I was wondering which option would give me the best possible results: 1. Diamond X510 (that is a HAM antenna with big gain on 144 mhz band)
1/4 wave, 1/2 wave, 5/8 wave, full wave? - RadioReference.com …
Jan 14, 2007. #5. A 1/2 wave dipole is slightly better than a 1/4 wave ground plane and 5/8 or .64 wavelength vertical over a ground plane is slightly better still because they compress more signal at the horizon instead of wasting it up in the air. A full wavelength vertical antenna will have a big null at the horizon with lobes pointing up ...
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Jun 29, 2005 · Make them about 5 feet long each, one vertical, the other 2 horizontal at the bottom of the first one. Connect a short piece of coax to them, center conductor to the vertical piece, shield to the horizontal pieces. For 150 MHz, add a vertical piece about 18 " long, connected to the bottom of the 5 foot piece. For 450 MHz add a 6" piece.
Best homemade antenna for aircraft? - RadioReference.com Forums
Aug 12, 2011 · Just make a 1/4 wave vertical from a SK 259 socket with the vertical center about 625mm long and the four radials about the same ( 625mm = 24.5inches) for 120MHz. Bend the ground planes down about 30degrees for a good 50 ohm match. A.
I need a 6 meter vertical | RadioReference.com Forums
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