If you want a nice factory built folded dipole, just take one of the
crossed dipoles, like radio shack sells, and remove one of the two dipoles
and through it away. You are left with a single folded dipole with higher
gain than the crossed dipole. That is what I use.


Regards,

John Byrns


In article , "Richard"
wrote:

Can anyone tell me what outdoor FM antennas are available that are
either dipoles, or folded dipoles, or end fed halfwave antennas,
,j-poles - etc? Not directional parasitic beams!

There seem to be slim pickings, or it's just my searching skills that
are naff! :c) You come across quite a lot of transmitting antennas but
I'm after receiving antennas.

One regular non-broadcast dipole I've found:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Products/Mod...140438851&Modu
leNo=873&MR=N

Not bad, cheap.
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Halfwave type:

http://www.ccrane.com/fanfare.asp

Probably good. Expensive!!
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Folded dipole "halo":

http://www.towerhillaerials.com/viewProd.phtml?ref=52&orderNumber=0

Cheap, but I'd be tempted to bend this straight!:c)
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Crossed dipoles:

http://www.funke.nl/aerials/fm.htm

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No-one seems to sell receiving straight folded dipole!!

Any other similar products out there that you know about?

TIA.

Rich.


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