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.

    • @Daklon@lemmy.mlOP
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      22 years ago

      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.

      • Jason - VE3MAL
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        22 years ago

        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.

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          2 years 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.