Hi! I wanted to share a simple dual band dipole that I've built recently. It has been performing perfectly fine for me the las weeks given the fact that I'm at the first floor of a tall building surrounded by tall buildings also.
Also it's extremely cheap to build. To get it out I'm using a fishing pole.
Maybe someone in the same situation than me could find it useful.
5 Comments
shortwavesurfer@monero.town · 5 pts · 2y
Whatever gets you on the air is what counts
Daklon@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
Yes, any antenna is better than no antenna at all. But I've been struggling to find a solution for my qth. Almost everyone assumes that you have a balcony to put the antenna and I didn't have one. So hopefully this could work for others.
shortwavesurfer@monero.town · 2 pts · 2y
Oh, i know how that is for sure.
VE3MAL@lemmy.radio · 2 pts · 2y
Is this for FM? Most people are using vertically polarized antennas for that. You could turn it on it's side, and feed that coax sideways for at least a few feet.
Daklon@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
Yes, I'm using it vertically polarized. The fishing pole allows me to put the antenna away from the building through the window to have a better reception. The result is like a T rotated 90 degrees. If I want to change the polarization I only have to rotate the fishing pole. But I'm only using FM and everybody else is using vertically polarization.