BillMasen
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Join date : 2020-04-20
QTH or Location : Co Durham
Equipment Used : President Grant 2
 |  Subject: Need to improvise a RECIEVE only antenna for 10/11 meter  Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:33 am | |
| Hi guys I'm in lockdown like most others and slowly going insane, I need to improvise an antenna to enable me to be able to listen (for now) to my President Grant 2. its a Ham and CB AM FM SSB combi unit.
Is it possible to simply use a piece of cable or wire of a set length to improvise a listening only antenna, if so how long sould the vertical section be to get reasonable reception ?
cheers BILL | |
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Mitch
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Call Sign : M1TCH
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Join date : 2020-01-02
QTH or Location : Wigston, Leicestershire.
Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-857D, Diamond V2000, Major 3000, President Jackson Mk1 Export, Lafayette AFS-1005, K40 mic, KL203, B550P and Sirio GPE 27 ⅝λ.
| | Subject: Re: Need to improvise a RECIEVE only antenna for 10/11 meter Mon Apr 20, 2020 12:41 pm | |
| If you're not going to TX then it really doesn't matter how long the wire is, although ideally 102 inches or so for the vertical (1/4 wavelength). Height is the main thing, get it as high as you can for best reception. | |
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