jon_k
Member
Greetings,
I'm wondering if it would be possible to build a discone that would fit on a desktop that would be capable of picking up 2 meters, 440mhz, 800mhz.
No room at work inside, and impossible outside with the place I work at. The building is a warehouse-converted-into-computer-datacenter with cinderblock walls. Our offices are surrounded by the datacenter. The roof is made out of metal. As you can imagine, the walls block out plenty of RF -- and the datacenter surrounding my office adds to the RF (in a negative way.) I practically work in a faraday cage. No windows.
If a discone could be tuned that could fit on my desk, that would be EXCELLENT to help me pick up signals as much as possible. I'm thinking a discone would be the best bet aside from a directional. I'm concerned that if I build a small desktop discone, it will be more tuned for Ghz range due to its small size. That's what I'm thinking would happen.
Any thoughts?
I'm wondering if it would be possible to build a discone that would fit on a desktop that would be capable of picking up 2 meters, 440mhz, 800mhz.
No room at work inside, and impossible outside with the place I work at. The building is a warehouse-converted-into-computer-datacenter with cinderblock walls. Our offices are surrounded by the datacenter. The roof is made out of metal. As you can imagine, the walls block out plenty of RF -- and the datacenter surrounding my office adds to the RF (in a negative way.) I practically work in a faraday cage. No windows.
If a discone could be tuned that could fit on my desk, that would be EXCELLENT to help me pick up signals as much as possible. I'm thinking a discone would be the best bet aside from a directional. I'm concerned that if I build a small desktop discone, it will be more tuned for Ghz range due to its small size. That's what I'm thinking would happen.
Any thoughts?
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