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Old 9-Apr-2021, 1:41 AM   #19
rabbit73
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Originally Posted by beebo89 View Post
I finally made the twin folded dipole antenna. It works well but I will indeed need an amplifier. I have a Winegard amplified antenna similar to this one. Would it be possible to remove the antenna and use the amplifier with the antenna I made? If not I will get one of the ones suggested earlier.

https://www.amazon.com/ANTAN-Amplifi...NsaWNrPXRydWU=
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 the cable to a balun, and then connect the two wires of the balun to the center of the phasing line between the two folded dipoles.
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