Has anyone tried these?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_el...na&node=172282
Curious as I might be looking to install some antennas at the home qth. Prices seem ok but I have never heard of these guys
Has anyone tried these?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_el...na&node=172282
Curious as I might be looking to install some antennas at the home qth. Prices seem ok but I have never heard of these guys
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A 2m dipole? Seriously?
Why not just make your own antennas?
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No but they look interesting.
Time constraints...lol I'm home 3 days once every 28-30. If I had the time to tinker, I would love making antenna's.Originally Posted by KJ3N
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I hope you're young and paid well. I wouldn't do that.
An 80m doublet fed with ladder line should take less than an hour to make. I've wasted more time getting the support ropes into the trees than I spent building the antenna.
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I've had good luck with The Wireman for antenna supplies. They even have a limited selection of kits that include commonly-used parts.
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Well, they're dipoles. Hard to be able to find X being better than Y... After all, it's two wires, and a coax connection.
FWIW, there's a big push to put baluns on the centerpoint of dipoles. Often times, it causes more harm than good. Other times, it does nothing. 10% of the time, it can fix a problem. I'd skip the balun.
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Im paid moderately well. Gets the bills paid. Not much left over anymore like there used to be. Im 45 so not old but not a stud anymore either...lol
I got trees aroind the house but also close neighbors and hv power lines all over so my hanging options are limited. Cant afford a vertical so thats why im thinking dipole IF i can work around these issues
Understandable with you being on the road and whatnot; but if you are really short on cash, you'd be much better off making one yourself. Seriously: It's about an hour of time to do a 3 band fan dipole.
To deal with close neighbors, you'l have to get creative on how you lay out your antenna, but it's generally doable, even in a crowded city lot to get a 40 meter dipole up.
Sure you can. (Afford a vertical, that is)
Got room in your front yard for a flag pole? I can tell you how to make a Flag Pole Vertical for 40 and up for under $50 out of pocket. In fact, PM me an email address (unless you don't mind posting it here, up to you) and I'll forward you a copy of my club's July newsletter, which includes an article on just that.
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