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I still have my antenna up - needed some patching however

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jedrider

In Reply to: RE: APS antennas out of business? posted by Timbo in Oz on January 09, 2020 at 14:58:30

I'm waiting for someone to post a U-tube video on how to build one's own Yagi in case my fails catastrophicly.

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RE: I still have my antenna up - needed some patching however - Coner 13:07:13 01/14/20 (0)
Maybe info on the ARRL site. Quite east to build, you can use
PVC pipe as the boom, and brass or alum. TIG/brazing rod for
the 1/4 wavelength elements. Length and spacing can be easily calculated
to the bandwidth of the FM band. Normally 1/4 wavelength long.
I have their antenna handbook, and it's 2" thick!.

Edits: 01/14/20
There's even a computerised design page for high-gain antennas - Timbo in Oz 17:33:38 01/09/20 (6)
On line, that is.

And there's quite a bit about building them.

Warmest

Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
- RE: There's even a computerised design page for high-gain antennas - SirPaulGerman 14:36:06 01/15/20 (5)
  What about using radio Ham antennas for Fm radio ?
  - RE: There's even a computerised design page for high-gain antennas - Coner 17:44:58 01/15/20 (0)
    No, much easier to find a TV antenna, plus the FM band is already
    in its bandwidth. Ham antenna's don't include the FM band.
  - Unless the antenna is cut for FM, it won't work very well. - Timbo in Oz 14:57:43 01/15/20 (3)
    It might work - acceptably - in a given context.
    
    Warmest
    
    Tim Bailey
    
    Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
    - RE: Unless the antenna is cut for FM, it won't work very well. - Coner 17:41:29 01/15/20 (2)
      You could take a regular TV yagi antenna and trim down the longer
      elements to match the lower end of FM band.
      - But, the spacing will still - Timbo in Oz 03:00:58 01/22/20 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Unless the antenna is cut for FM, it won't work very well. posted by Coner on January 15, 2020 at 17:41:29
        
        be wrong.
        
        Warmest
        
        Tim Bailey
        
        Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
        
        RE: But, the spacing will still - Coner 16:50:15 01/23/20 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: But, the spacing will still posted by Timbo in Oz on January 22, 2020 at 03:00:58
        
        Close enough of you want an EASY cheap mod. Otherwise build a proper one.
        
        Edits: 01/23/20

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