On Jul 14, 9:55*pm, wrote:
Hi - I need to receive VHF TV (channels 6,7,9,13) and would like to
make a super-duper antenna for inside my attic. *I would have thought
that I could easily find (simple) instructions on the internet but
can't. *Does anybody have a simple idea that just uses wire (wire
should be easy to attach in an attic).

I've seen some instructions (mostly UHF or DTV) and some of them do
calculations for wavelength (let's say 5 feet). *And then, with no
explanation, the guy just says "I made it 10 feet for better
reception". *So I ask, can I not then just use the entire length of my
attic for super-duper reception? *Wire is cheap after all, and I only
want to crawl up there once.

I don;t have a PhD in antenna making, so a lot of the instructions/
terms don't mean much to me (dipole, balun, etc). *I'm hoping for
instructions such as:
1. Cut a piece of 18gauge coppr wire 5 feet long
2. attach one end to a rafter.
3. solder the other end to the centre wire of the coax
4 insert tab A into slot B
etc
etc.

Also, I see instructions that say you should aim the antenna without
defining "aim". *Do you allign the wire in the direction of the
transmission antenna, or should the wire by perpendicular?

Thanks

Good grief. Just buy an antenna and open it up in the attic. I've done
it several times and it will cost a lot less in time and aggravation.
Or is your time not worth anything?

G²