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1994-06-04
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The following is the familiar 2 meter Jpole: (from N5RCK)
The following is a description of a J-Pole antenna made from 300 ohm
TV twin-lead. They have quite a few advantages which include improved
performance for HTs, portability, and low cost.
| | do not short this end.
| | (when trimming for vswr, cut both sides)
| |
| |
| |
3/4 | | Technically-speaking, this is a 1/2
wave | | wave end-fed antenna with a 1/4 wave
| | matching section.
| |
| 1/4" gap
| | (trim for vswr _below_ gap)
| | 1/4
| | wave
| |
coax ctr conductor=>* *<= coax shield
1 1/4"-| |
-*- solder the twin leads together at bottom
For a center frequency of 146 MHz:
1. Start with @54" of TV twin lead (flat, NOT foam core)
2. Strip 1/2" of insulation at bottom and solder wires together.
3. Measure 1 1/4" from soldered wires and strip insulation on both
sides. This is the solder point for a coax feedline.
4. Measure 16 3/4" from coax shield solder point and cut out 1/4" notch.
5. Measure 50 1/3" from coax center conductor solder point and trim
off twin lead at that point.
6. Feed with a length of RG58U coax. Tape coax at feedpoint to the
twin lead for strength and seal coax for weather protection.
To get the best possible match, in step three above simply MARK the
"solder points" and measure from the mark for step 4 and 5. Now solder
straight pins to your conductor and your shield. Insert the pins at
the marked point and test for VSWR at the design frequency (146MHz).
If necessary, probe up or down till you reach 1:1 (close as possible).
Solder at the best points. To try this, you may want to start with
the twin lead a little long and trim down to resonant length - note:
you'll need to trim in a 3:1 ratio to maintain the 3/4 to 1/4 wave.
(to keep RF off the feedline, use a ferrite bead or make a few turns of
the coax to make a small choke, and tape it near at the feedpoint.)
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I hacked a version of the above for the 222 MHz band. Figured I could scale
the measurements by 146/223 (the 1/4 wave, 3/4 wave, and the stub). I
have a Bird wattmeter to measure forward and reflected power to feel for
SWR, Got a good match, and it seems to work as an antenna pretty well.
numbers come out as: 3/4 wave section = 33" = 84cm
1/4 wave section = 11" = 28cm
stub = 1" = 2.6cm
stub is a little longer than a scaling would yield, maybe that compensates
for the width of the twin lead not scaling, or maybe it's not critical?
Tried doing another Jpole for the FM broadcast band, by scaling the
numbers by 146/100, and I am using it to listen to 92.7 WDRE Garden City, NY
in my apartment in Bridgewater, NJ (Rt 22 & Rt 202/206, near I287).
Distance about 50-55 miles. Yes, some hiss, but quite listenable
considering the distance.
Lay it horizontal for FM broadcast.
numbers: 3/4 wave section = 73 1/2" = 186.5cm
1/4 wave section = 24 1/2" = 62.2cm
stub = 1.9" = 4.8cm
Numbers for the air band would be a bit smaller, something like
1/4 wave = 20.4" for 120MHz. Haven't tried it.
Based on the hack scaling: (144 x 17)/freq = length of 1/4 wave section
in inches. x 2.54 to get cm if you're metric.
in inches. x 2.54 to get cm if you're metric.