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Forum: Antennas

9-Apr-2021, 1:41 AM

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Trying To Make Homemade Antenna For Channel 10

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Posted By rabbit73

You might be able to do that, but you would have...

You might be able to do that, but you would have to cut the cable off the flat antenna and connect it to the center of the phasing line between the two dipoles. If that doesn't work, try connecting...

Forum: Antennas

7-Apr-2021, 2:23 AM

Replies: 18

Trying To Make Homemade Antenna For Channel 10

Views: 12,647

Posted By rabbit73

If you want to experiment with 300 ohm twinlead,...

If you want to experiment with 300 ohm twinlead, try this:

https://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4133&d=1617818096

http://www.hdtvprimer.com/antennas/ganging.html

300 ohm...

Forum: Antennas

7-Apr-2021, 12:36 AM

Replies: 18

Trying To Make Homemade Antenna For Channel 10

Views: 12,647

Posted By rabbit73

In theory, it is possible to make a coax phasing...

In theory, it is possible to make a coax phasing harness for 4 stacked ordinary dipoles, but it is quite involved. Different types of coax are used and they must be cut to specific lengths according...

Forum: Antennas

6-Apr-2021, 11:04 PM

Replies: 18

Trying To Make Homemade Antenna For Channel 10

Views: 12,647

Posted By rabbit73

I guess I didn't make it very clear. You can not...

I guess I didn't make it very clear. You can not wire your 4 halfwave dipoles together like the fullwave dipoles in a UHF bowtie antenna and expect it to work properly.

Two stacked halfwave folded...

Forum: Antennas

6-Apr-2021, 10:13 PM

Replies: 18

Trying To Make Homemade Antenna For Channel 10

Views: 12,647

Posted By rabbit73

You have departed considerably from the example I...

You have departed considerably from the example I posted. The example is two stacked halfwave folded dipoles.

https://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4126&d=1617747908

A bowtie...

Forum: Antennas

4-Apr-2021, 12:56 AM

Replies: 18

Trying To Make Homemade Antenna For Channel 10

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Posted By rabbit73

Yeah, wood isn't too bad until it gets damp. ...

Yeah, wood isn't too bad until it gets damp.

Many materials are available:
PVC pipe
PVC rectangular building materials from Best Buy and Lowes
Clear sheet Plexiglass (acrylic); cracks easily...

Forum: Antennas

1-Apr-2021, 6:28 PM

Replies: 18

Trying To Make Homemade Antenna For Channel 10

Views: 12,647

Posted By rabbit73

You could try small diameter copper tubing, or...

You could try small diameter copper tubing, or bare 8 gauge solid copper ground wire from Lowes or Home Depot.

I have a GE 29884 antenna in my window that has a VHF aluminum folded dipole, but...

Forum: Antennas

1-Apr-2021, 1:37 AM

Replies: 18

Trying To Make Homemade Antenna For Channel 10

Views: 12,647

Posted By rabbit73

Hello, beebo89; welcome to the forum. ...

Hello, beebo89; welcome to the forum.

https://forum.tvfool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4109&d=1617241163

Thank you for the signal report. It appears to be an approximate report that might...

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