Tech237
Moderator Username: Tech237
Post Number: 1166 Registered: 4-2004
| Posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 - 1:50 pm: |
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There are two real options for a dipole depending on what power you are running - outside or inside. Now an outside antenna will nearly always beat an equal indoor antenna, so if possible mount it outside. If you are running legal (or close to) run a wire around 22awg and use transparent insulator and RG8X coax. Get it as high as possible and away from any other metal (gutters etc). Inside, again go for a thin wire and pin or tape it to the ceiling or even a large window (yeah right). Actually if you are going for inside try using a fullwave loop instead. The third possibility is to mount it low UNDER the house. I have done this a couple of times in the past and had t work surprisingly well. Take a look at the article Along Wire for 11m on this forum, as it may give you another option. Simon Tech237 N7AUS . I thought he said, "there was no rust for the wicked, and I own an MGB"
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