No worries APX.
Attached are three pic's. The first is a Moxon and the two others are a close up and step back of the 1/4 ground plane antenna.
Moxon> The structure I used to mount the 12 gauge wire is 1/2" PVC pipe.
> Cut then assembled the PVC pipe then mounted wire to PVC pipe using electrical tape.
> Once the wire was mounted, I went back and measured then cut wire to specifications.
> The leads for the coax are just affixed to # 10 SS screws with nuts drilled through the PVC pipe.
> The coax used was RG 8X, 50 ohm with one male PL 259 connector and the end attached to the leads on the #10 screws.
> Last I made a
RF choke coil with 5 wraps of the
coax.
Last night I was rag chewing (Talking) with a few hams and a guy joined in from Albany ~100 miles away. Again this is a directional antenna. The wave is directed towards a specific direction.
Quarter Ground Plane> Used a 10' section of 3/4" PVC pipe.
> The hardware was:
- 2, PL 259 Male connectors
- 50' of RG 8X, 50 ohm coax
- 1, SO 239 Chassis connector
- 4, # 6 machine screws, washers and nuts
- 5, bare 12 Gauge wires cut to length.
- 2, brackets to hold PVC/Antenna
This antenna, although not a directional one, I was able to ping another repeater south ~55 miles away.
Questions?