abcd567
February 24, 2018, 2:41am
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Performance wise Flightaware 26 inch antenna at Amazon gives better performance than most DIY antennas.
However as making DIY antenna is fun, no harm trying these. There are many designs, but I will recommend to start with Cantenna and Quick Spider . These two are very easy to make, cost negligible, and give reasonably good performance.
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EASY ANTENNA #2 : CANTENNA
Please see below photos, showing construction details.
**Completed Cantenna
Designed & Built by Author of this post (abcd567)**
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The whip at top is ¼ wavelength i.e. 69mm (see dimension drawing below)
The whip is core wire of coax cable.
It can be bare copper wire OR copper wire + core insulation.
Shield (braid+foil) MUST be removed from the whip.
Image 1 of 4 : Construction Details 1
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Image 2 of 4 : Construction Details 2
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DIY QUICK SPIDER - No Soldering Required, No SO239 Connector Required
Maximum Range Curve By VRS
HARDWARE: Quick Spider >> 12 ft / 4 m RG6 Coax >> Generic DVB-T (black) >> Orange Pi PC
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Trial Run - Indoor Near Large Window
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HOW TO MAKE
Please see these posts also for previous Versions:
(1) May 2015
(2) September 2016
STEP 1 - Stuff Required
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STEP 2 - Cut Coax Into Required Pieces
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STEP 3 - Remove braid & Insulation
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STEP 4 - Bend Wires
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