BenMidTenn
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Can any of you give me some instructions on how to make a simple homemade antenna THAT WORKS.
Thanks,
Ben
Thanks,
Ben
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Simple homemade antenna
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You didn't provide any information as to what frequencies you are interested in, so we can't be of much help.
Here is an all around good performer
Homebrewed Off-Center Fed Dipole - The RadioReference Wiki
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BenMidTenn
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Thanks, fxdscon.
Actually I was thinking CB. What would be a simple CB antenna.
Thanks,
Ben
Actually I was thinking CB. What would be a simple CB antenna.
Thanks,
Ben
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A simple antenna would be 102 inches of stiff wire soldered onto a panel mount UHF connector, with four more wires, arranged properly, as the ground plane. (The length of wire is from memory. Check sources on building a 1/4 wave ground plane, to verify the length.)
What are you trying to accomplish, with the antenna? "Work" is very subjective, as a dummy loads works, if all you want is a matched load, and a SWR of zero.
A simple antenna would be 102 inches of stiff wire soldered onto a panel mount UHF connector, with four more wires, arranged properly, as the ground plane. (The length of wire is from memory. Check sources on building a 1/4 wave ground plane, to verify the length.)
What are you trying to accomplish, with the antenna? "Work" is very subjective, as a dummy loads works, if all you want is a matched load, and a SWR of zero.
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