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Hello:
I'm very new to radios and know nothing about antenna theory. Go easy, I'm learning. I recently ordered a windom antenna and a tuner, but in the mean time, while waiting for it to get here, I thought I'd try my hand at a DIY project - the broomstick antenna.
I spent $45.00 on the parts (including a Dremmel bit to cut the aluminum). I'm sad to report that it does absolutely nothing better than five feet of speaker wire jammed into the Hi-Z.
The instructions provided online claim that I should terminate the bottom end, which I feel I did somewhat adequately. I "spliced" the multiple loops of speaker wire at the bottom of the broom to the feed line to the radio and connected it at the broom bottom with a screw and nuts, as you can see in the picture.
If time permits, would someone please tell me where I went wrong. It's academic at this point, as once the windom arrives, this thing will go on "display" in the garage anyhow.
I'm very new to radios and know nothing about antenna theory. Go easy, I'm learning. I recently ordered a windom antenna and a tuner, but in the mean time, while waiting for it to get here, I thought I'd try my hand at a DIY project - the broomstick antenna.
I spent $45.00 on the parts (including a Dremmel bit to cut the aluminum). I'm sad to report that it does absolutely nothing better than five feet of speaker wire jammed into the Hi-Z.
The instructions provided online claim that I should terminate the bottom end, which I feel I did somewhat adequately. I "spliced" the multiple loops of speaker wire at the bottom of the broom to the feed line to the radio and connected it at the broom bottom with a screw and nuts, as you can see in the picture.
If time permits, would someone please tell me where I went wrong. It's academic at this point, as once the windom arrives, this thing will go on "display" in the garage anyhow.