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2m 70cm hanger dipole (www.ea8dhy.es)

submitted 1 year ago by Daklon@lemmy.ml to c/amateur_radio@sh.itjust.works

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Hi! I wanted to share a simple dual band dipole that I've built recently. It has been performing perfectly fine for me the las weeks given the fact that I'm at the first floor of a tall building surrounded by tall buildings also.

Also it's extremely cheap to build. To get it out I'm using a fishing pole.

Maybe someone in the same situation than me could find it useful.

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[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whatever gets you on the air is what counts

[–] Daklon@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes, any antenna is better than no antenna at all. But I've been struggling to find a solution for my qth. Almost everyone assumes that you have a balcony to put the antenna and I didn't have one. So hopefully this could work for others.

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, i know how that is for sure.

[–] VE3MAL@lemmy.radio 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this for FM? Most people are using vertically polarized antennas for that. You could turn it on it's side, and feed that coax sideways for at least a few feet.

[–] Daklon@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, I'm using it vertically polarized. The fishing pole allows me to put the antenna away from the building through the window to have a better reception. The result is like a T rotated 90 degrees. If I want to change the polarization I only have to rotate the fishing pole. But I'm only using FM and everybody else is using vertically polarization.