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Vile 5 wrote:
"I would like to build a passive antenna for my cell phojne that has no port. I know it goes into the 1100 MHZ range if that helps." J.D. Kraus invented an antenna in 1938 that may help. He called it a corner reflector. The ARRL "Antenna Book" has tables and construction details, but you might get by by making a cardboard corner papered on its inside with aluminum foil. to make a reflector for your cell phone. You might make it twice as wide as it needs to be so that you can make a 90-degree bend in its middle. both reflecting panels (either side of the fold) may then be one or two feet on a side. You might wrap the reflector around the phone and your head while you aim the interior angle in the direction of the repeater which serves you best. You may get around 10 dB gain which is enough to make a difference but not solve every problem. Don`t bother trying to patent the corner reflector. Kraus and RCA did that back in 1939 or 1940, I believe. Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI |
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