Antennas intercept waves from radio transmitters that enable you to listen to your favorite radio stations at home, at work or in the car. A standard antenna used to pick up FM radio is perhaps the simplest antenna of all. An FM radio antenna is nothing more than a thin piece of wire i...
How to Make a Coat Hanger Homemade HDTV Antenna | eHowJennifer Underwood
For our purpose of building a homemade antenna, we only need few details from basic physics. This is because I will introduce you to a basic antenna design. Antenna Length All types of radio equipment come with details on specific frequencies in which the data is transmitted. We can use th...
Building an omnidirectional antenna for HDTV signals will allow you to receive signals in any direction that are in range of your antenna. These HD (high definition) signals are broadcast free from towers that are in your local area, so all you need is an antenna, and an HD ready TV. Si...
As time goes on this may be one of the most reliable options for those that need to stay connected. For all the DIY folks out there, this option is nothing new. In fact, here is a cool old video that shows you how to build your own homemade WiFi Signal Amplifying antenna (sometimes...
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Quick test of a homemade 20-meter band antenna at a beautiful POTA location The conditions at the activation zone are quite good. I have made 2 activations there with more than 100 QSOs (and many smaller), so I thought it should not be too difficult to complete the required QSOs in ...
I have used homemade gimmick capacitor and even double-sided PCB as a capacitor for Cy and they all got hot at high power. Silver mica capacitors run much cooler and they do make a small difference in the output power, so I suggest to this type. Cy must be able to handle quite a ...
Aside from calling a cell phone, you can test your homemade Faraday cage by putting a portable radio inside the shield after tuning it to a strong FM station. If you can hear the FM station while the radio is inside your Faraday cage, then you need to go back to square one to ensure...
Made How Volume 1 Satellite DishSatellite Dish Background A satellite dish is a parabolic television antenna that receives signals from communication satellites in orbit around the earth. Its sole function is to provide the television viewer with a wider variety of channels. ...