On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:56:56 -0500, Jack O'Neill wrote:

The Webbers / Hilltop Cycle wrote:

I would like to build a base antenna to mount outside on my home. I do not
have a tripod and prefer not to use one unless I have to.
I will be running a 2950 or an older cobra with a small homebuilt ( true RMS
50 watt )footwarmer.

Does anyone know of a good cheap homebuilt antenna I could make and get good
transmit and receive ?
Thanks,
Raz




You could make a 1/4 wave pretty easy. Might be faster to find an old
big stick antenna. They should be cheap. They worked OK, better than a
1/4 wave. You can mount it on a few house brackets
on the side of your house using a 5 or 10 foot mast.
The link below is a frequency wavelength calculator. Scroll down and
put your center frequency in the required field
and click on 1/4, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4 or full wave.
It will tell you how long to make the antenna. Pretty cool.
Use GOOD coax!!!! NOT the thin stuff if your running a long run of coax.
Good luck.


http://www.csgnetwork.com/freqwavelengthcalc.html


Excellent link.

Vinnie S.

Vinnie S. wrote:
On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:56:56 -0500, Jack O'Neill
wrote:

The Webbers / Hilltop Cycle wrote:

I would like to build a base antenna to mount outside on my home. I do
not have a tripod and prefer not to use one unless I have to.
I will be running a 2950 or an older cobra with a small homebuilt (
true RMS 50 watt )footwarmer.

Does anyone know of a good cheap homebuilt antenna I could make and get
good transmit and receive ?
Thanks,
Raz




You could make a 1/4 wave pretty easy. Might be faster to find an old
big stick antenna. They should be cheap. They worked OK, better than a
1/4 wave. You can mount it on a few house brackets
on the side of your house using a 5 or 10 foot mast.
The link below is a frequency wavelength calculator. Scroll down and
put your center frequency in the required field
and click on 1/4, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4 or full wave.
It will tell you how long to make the antenna. Pretty cool.
Use GOOD coax!!!! NOT the thin stuff if your running a long run of
coax. Good luck.


http://www.csgnetwork.com/freqwavelengthcalc.html

Excellent link.

That is handy.