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Old May 2nd 05, 03:03 AM
Dave
 
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Wow.. I went looking on Radio Shack's Web site and the outdoor antenna's are
expensive...
Were you referring to the Outdoor Antenna for UHF?

I seen on the web somewhere that I could get an antenna for about $30 or $40
for something like someone earlier had said a ground plane w/ drooping
radials.

Dave


"Bob Miller" wrote in message
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| On Mon, 02 May 2005 01:35:02 GMT, "Dave" wrote:
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| Legally of course!
| We received the "Whole House Transmitter" (
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=73 83

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| ) it's ok for about 50ft 'cuz of the obstructions.
| She likes it and now.. she wants me to transmit to the community pool so
she
| can hear "her tunes" (about 2/3's of a mile away).
| I also have a small, 1 watt signal power booster(?) kit on order to boost
| the signal and would like to design an antenna w/o too much height or too
| noticable for this gizmo (deed restrictions!)
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| Dave
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| Hmm, maybe Radio Shack's FM beam antenna -- about $20 I believe. If
| it's small enough to fit your attic, that would get by the deed
| restrictions.
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| bob
| k5qwg
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| "Bob Miller" wrote in message
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| | On Sun, 01 May 2005 20:09:09 GMT, "Dave" wrote:
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| | What cheap house hold stuff could I use to build an FM broadcast
antenna.
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| | Dave
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| | Radio Shack sells a wire folded dipole for FM for less than 5 dollars.
| | You might also need an adaptor to convert the 300-ohm line to coax for
| | your transmitter.
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| | Tack your dipole to a wall or board, and you're ready to
| | transmit...legally, I presume.
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| | bob
| | k5qwg
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