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Registered: 05-2008
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Wire di-pole


Hi there, I have just purchased 1 of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ham-Radio-CB-27-28-MHZ-dipole-/330822215372?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones_Communication_Radio_Antennas&hash=item4d068a66cc Whats the best way to put this up? in a vee shape or just straight? Its actually quite well made and it fair draws in the signals. Have it up in bedroom in a stratight line at moment.
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Re: Wire di-pole


For long distant DX, straight, north/south, as high as you can emoticon

For a compromise on both inverted V, still as high as you can emoticon

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Registered: 04-2008
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It does look very well made
Al

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Re: Wire di-pole


I have a couple of half wave wire dipoles for a couple of different freqs and ive recently made them inverted v`s and ive noticed no real difference from them fully horizontal.30ft high
point and 15ft at the ends works very well....
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Do you feed it with coax or twin feeder....just curious.... might make a difference

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Re: Wire di-pole


quote:

108FB360 wrote:

Do you feed it with coax or twin feeder....just curious.... might make a difference



If it is monoband dipole then normal coax will do fine!!

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Re: Wire di-pole


ive made wire dipoles for most hf bands and vhf, they are the simplest antenna to make, all you need is some wire (you can use coax).
the 11m one cost about £1 to make. like yamanx1 said, get it high and horizontal, they are directional (front and back) and work well. i put one in between two trees in my garden and worked all of europe on my handheld on 3w
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Re: Wire di-pole


a friend made me one the expensive bit is the center
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