K9GTJ
Member
I finally took an hour on Saturday and built the "off-center dipole" from the wiki -
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Homebrewed_Off-Center_Fed_Dipole
It was a pretty easy project that almost anyone could do for fun.
I started by picking up the supplies a few weeks ago.
I decided to use copper caps rather than plastic.
I cut the 2 elements to length after the end caps were attached.
A tubing cutter is much easier to use than a hack saw.
It makes for nice clean ends.
I clamped it down and drilled for the stainless steel screws. A light touch is best on the brittle plastic T. (As cheap as they are, you might just get 2 while you are at the store.)
The finished up T connection.
I made up about 25' of RG6U myself. I had picked up an F to BNC adapter at RS when I got the balun.
A quick test and it works!
I just used an old mailbox post for a quick mount. It works pretty well for being low to the ground. Maybe another day I will get it roof mounted.
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Homebrewed_Off-Center_Fed_Dipole
It was a pretty easy project that almost anyone could do for fun.
I started by picking up the supplies a few weeks ago.
I decided to use copper caps rather than plastic.
I cut the 2 elements to length after the end caps were attached.
A tubing cutter is much easier to use than a hack saw.
It makes for nice clean ends.
I clamped it down and drilled for the stainless steel screws. A light touch is best on the brittle plastic T. (As cheap as they are, you might just get 2 while you are at the store.)
The finished up T connection.
I made up about 25' of RG6U myself. I had picked up an F to BNC adapter at RS when I got the balun.
A quick test and it works!
I just used an old mailbox post for a quick mount. It works pretty well for being low to the ground. Maybe another day I will get it roof mounted.