antenna

Seems like tonight there will be a local ARC net talking about "shack gear" and I suspect the SWR meter is one of those indispensables. But what do you do when you don't have one yet? I was wondering if people have worked with tuning their (homemade too) J-pole, mono, or dipole, and what...

Hello! I've been into simple hobby RF for a while, but I'm just recently getting into antenna design. I got into RF stuff when I bought my first SDR receiver (those cheap rtl-sdr USB dongles on ebay). They work from 24 MHz to about 1,7 GHz. I own some better SDR devices today, but I've mostly...

Hi all Im about to build a J pole. Ive purchased this from ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DIY-J-POLE-ANTENNA-AERIAL-FITTING-AIRBAND-2M-4M-6M-AMATEUR-HAM-RADIO-JPOLE/332659591355 Just wanted to share it with you guys as ive not seen these sold anywhere before and thought it was a good find...

I have a uniden bearcat BC350A scanner and i was wondering what the best cheep antenna would be for it. today i just got an antenna from amazon "HARULU Scanner Antenna For Uniden Motorola Car Radio BNC Mount 4" Mobile Full Band" it says its Receive Frequency: 30MHz - 1200 MHz. i plugged it in...

Hi ... I got my first SDR dongle (just a cheap $10 thing off ebay), and to my surprise I successfully installed the SDR# on the pc, as well as SDR Touch on the phone. My question is .. I've only been able to pick up a couple FM stations, nothing on MW and the weather station (barely) so far. Is...

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Hi all!, I am looking for a mount/a way to mount, a base antenna (DPD Productions TrainTenna Base Antenna) on my windowsill. Unfortunately, due to restrictions, I am not allowed to drill into the side of the house (it is brick anyways.) I was wondering if anyone had any tips, techniques...

I am a scanner enthusiast near Raleigh NC. Most of my listening is from digital trunked systems in the 700Mhs and 800Mhz range. I mainly use antennas on the back of the scanner and they normally do OK. However there are some sites farther away I want to receive. I have been experimenting...

I am trying to improve stereo reception of a station about 30 miles away to the North/Northwest.The building I am in is about 20 vertical feet from the crest of a hill. I have access to interior spaces, but nothing outside. Sadly, I am on the ground floor of the building. There are two big...

Greetings all, I am using a Chameleon Ecomm-II end fed multiband antenna in my apartment due to extensive restrictions. I have the antenna running around the bedroom ceiling of my second floor apartment. It is a big compromise, but gets me on the air. The length of the antenna is a bit too...

2 questions i have a ws-1088 and finally have figured out how to program it and set up my groups, the radio is working great, but i am still trying to figure out how to record on a certain channel, if anyone could help me with that, that would be great. Also looking for a better antenna than...

I'm sure it's already out there, but I haven't been able to locate the thread that answers my specific question. If anyone could point me in the right direction, it'd be greatly appreciated! Looking for a VHF specific antenna for an HT1250, particularly for transceiving narrowband between...

I'm looking to install a base station in my house. I looking at possibly using and old adjustable Directv wall mount and a few links of mast to raise a Anton 99 over the low edge of my roof line. My question is since I have a metal roof, and the peak of that roof will be higher than about 50%...

Hello RR, my buddy and I have a sailboat we are getting ready for trips along the California coast. Currently it's docked in the LA harbor and we have it tied up in a dock while we work on it. Among many projects, the one I'm currently working on is setting up the radio for marine VHF usage. I...

So I'm just barely far enough out of range for the systems I listen to with my portable antennas. I'm using the RS 800 mhz antenna and depending on the night, I hear the trunked system scratchy to barely audible. I move around my house quiet a bit while listening, so I don't want to install an...

Looking to upgrade the antenna on my scanner. Looking to scan mainly ~400.0000, but id like to be able to pick up everything (if possible) From reading previous posts the diamond RH77CA was really recommended. Is that still the "best"?

If I mount an antenna upside down will it affect performance? I have a very tight space I can run an antenna through and it seems like if I mount it upside down it would be more easier. It's a scanner antenna, no transmitting whatsoever. Any thoughts?

Greetings. I am looking for advice/help with some antenna ideas and hoping some of you veterans might help. Since I was about 13 I have been interested in this hobby and now 30 years later I am finally licensed. I hope to take the general in the next month or two to expand my capabilities...

First post here, so hopefully I've picked the correct section. I picked up a Uniden BCD436HP a while back and absolutely love it. I've been using it with the factory rubber ducky antenna with little issues. Works perfectly when I go to racing events, works great when I'm in the city. The issue...

I put a mag antenna on to of an umbrella stand. Then grounded the thing to the roof. This is probably a stupid build, I have 0% spending money and had to use what I had around the house. I haven't tested the SWR yet (can't find the meter) and haven't transmitted yet (don't want to risk...