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Sporadic E enthusiast
Questions from a newbie. I am new to building antennas. I built a 4 element yagi beam using N3DNO's Antenna calculator for 161.000 Mhz. It is my understanding I built a 1/4 wave antenna. I live near Charlotte NC and sometimes pick up KHB-31 NOAA station in Wilmington NC over 150 miles away. My question is , would a 1/2 wave be better in receiving this station? My elevation and antenna height is almost the same or just a tad higher than KHB-31's antenna tower height. I have added a fourth director to my antenna and it helped some. Would i see a difference with a 1/2 wave or would I be better off adding more directors to my 1/4 wave?
I have included a pic of my creation. Someday I will replace the cardboard tube with some pvc and the all the elements will be the same material so it can be left outside. Also found a good use for a unwanted telescope.
I have included a pic of my creation. Someday I will replace the cardboard tube with some pvc and the all the elements will be the same material so it can be left outside. Also found a good use for a unwanted telescope.