[Scanner] "Waterfowl" antennas

[Mike Urich]

From: "Edmund F Leavitt" <ed.leavitt@juno.com>

> Recommendations:

> If the 1/4 wavelength paper clip works consistently better, I would
> consider shopping for a UHF antenna.  Splurge on a half wave 800 MHz
> rubber duck.  It will probably be worth the bucks.   Does this procedure
> sound too simple and too crude to be meaningful?  It is not.  I'd be
> interested to hear from a few users how their factory ducks stand up
> against the 1/4 clip.


Mike wrote

Good advise Edmund.  Like you I want the best bang for the buck.

I have made a few antennas for specific freq's by taking BNC connectors for
cable, getting a piece of piano wire, .020" I believe, (measure the center
pin on yours if you wish to try this), cutting it to proper length using
shrink wrap as an insulator and assembling the connector over the rod.

Mike Urich,   KA5CVH
www.ka5cvh.com
LaPorte TX   EL-29

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