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Trying to pull in TV channel 46 for an afternoon superbowl viewing.
To make a temporary antenna, Here's what I did: 1. figured that Channel 46 is roughly 665mhz 2. Divided 496 by 665 and came up with 8 3/8 inch length 3. Screwed TWO 8 3/8" pieces of electric fence wire to a 2x1x1/2 wood block 3.5. (Made the wires face away from each other as straight as possible) 3.6. (The distance between the screws is approx 1/4 inch) 4. Ran 50 feet of 300 ohm coax attached with one pole wire to each lead 5. stuck a cork in the end of 12 foot electric conduit pipe 6. fixed the assemply to the cork by running a screw through the middle of the 300 ohm insulation about one inch below the wood block. 7. Attached the pole to the chimeney with a bungee 8. Spun the antenna for best reception (seems to point at repeater) Noted that reception is marginally better than using a Radio Shack UHF antenna inside the house. Reception seems to be sensitive to placement of the 300 ohm coax. Anything I could have done better? Tips hints? Thanks all. |
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