I have 9 attachments on one of my posts, with one of them showing in the post:
http://forum.tvfool.com/showpost.php...27&postcount=7
I edited your two photos, added them both as an attachment to this post, and made them show in this post.
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I've been reading up on this and the gray- Hoverman antennas and might start a new thread to improve my setup at home.
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You have made a good start with your DIY antenna. On future DIY antennas, the elements should not be directly attached to wood. They should be insulated from the wood because the ends of the elements where they are attached to the vertical feed lines are high impedance points sensitive to loss.
I don't think the original plans for your antenna give the vertical spacing for the distance between the bays. It should be about the same as the element length on each side. The M4 antenna (for mid-band) designed by mclapp has 9-1/2" elements on each side with a vertical spacing between the bays of 9".
http://m4antenna.eastmasonvilleweath...0Drawings.html