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Antenna Pix: DIY and Store Bought

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Technics SH-F101 Antenna

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loopstick said:
Alrighty, lot's of great antenna pix I run across at AK every day so I'm going to start adding them to this thread with proper credit, etc. Here's one from sKiZo. Maybe somebody can explain what those unusual ones are. :tresbon:

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The inverted "V" dipole is one of the excellent Alpha Delta Model DX series HF wire antennas, or a homebrew version. They are still in production. The dipole would not be affected by the transformer as long as it was working properly. The Vertical I will have to do some more looking on I remember it but don't remember who made it, I have not run across it in recent catalogs. it might be for 10 meters.
 
transmaster said:
The inverted "V" dipole is one of the excellent Alpha Delta Model DX series HF wire antennas, or a homebrew version. They are still in production. The dipole would not be affected by the transformer as long as it was working properly. The Vertical I will have to do some more looking on I remember it but don't remember who made it, I have not run across it in recent catalogs. it might be for 10 meters.
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Nice antenna array:thmbsp:

Is the alpha delta the dx -cc or the dx ultra? I myself have the dx ultra which is optimised for the shortwave band.unfortunately at my new qth i dont have the room for a 82ft dipole so it sits in a box in my basement:sigh:i do have a discone antenna i use for fm and a 9ft antron 99 for cb use.i just recently bought a pixel labratories pro 1B magnetic loop to replace the alpha delta and so far have been pleased with the results of it.
 
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Here's the front, with two attenuators for the AM antenna (it's too much signal for most tuners, except the Drake R8).

Here are a couple other antennas. The UHF one is clearly homebrew :-)
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I like that switch box, looks really professional with the silkscreen labels. That UHF style is supposed to be good for penetrating foliage (more "ears" more aperture I'm guessing). Stampeder over on digital home ca updated his antenna chart in May. I lose my favorite PBS in the summer because of 80 miles of foliage. Don't know if I should get super yagi type or super 8-bay bow tie type. ConradH mentioned he has CM 4228 but that's not made anymore (at least in non-"HD" form).
 
transmaster said:
The inverted "V" dipole is one of the excellent Alpha Delta Model DX series HF wire antennas, or a homebrew version. They are still in production. The dipole would not be affected by the transformer as long as it was working properly. The Vertical I will have to do some more looking on I remember it but don't remember who made it, I have not run across it in recent catalogs. it might be for 10 meters.
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That inverted "V" reminds my of my old monster sloper that was over 150 feet long hooked to a treetop in my front yard, kept tight by a pully and weight at the end of my back yard, and center-fed with ladder line and tuned with this guy:

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sKiZo identified the vertical in an earlier post as a SIRIO 827, looks like it's good for 11 meters c'moan back breaker breaker:

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loopstick said:
I like that switch box, looks really professional with the silkscreen labels. That UHF style is supposed to be good for penetrating foliage (more "ears" more aperture I'm guessing). Stampeder over on digital home ca updated his antenna chart in May. I lose my favorite PBS in the summer because of 80 miles of foliage. Don't know if I should get super yagi type or super 8-bay bow tie type. ConradH mentioned he has CM 4228 but that's not made anymore (at least in non-"HD" form).
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I just printed out the labels and used 2-sided tape :-)

The UHF antenna is facing a stand of 100-150 year old oaks. Fortunately, the main TV/radio antenna farm in our city is only about 5 miles away. I don't remember where I saw these plans, but the coat-hanger elements made it an easy choice.

The CM-4228 is still shown at Solid Signal, for instance. Why would HD or not make any difference? There are almost no non-HD stations left, and they're all low power.

Oh. I think I'm not sure what signal you're chasing. The 4228 as it is now only receives upper VHF and UHF bands. If you're looking for low band, here's a list of currently-available dxing FM antennas I put together (don't think I've mentioned this before).
 
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