Comments on: Homebrew 2 meter Amateur Radio Antenna from Ordinary TV Rabbit Ears antenna

By: NiksenH

NiksenH — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:10:29 +0000

Hi…
I’ve try this antena, it’s good for short range transmitting about 3-5 KM (straight), using 4 meters mast, 15 meters RG58, 5 watts HT.

Salam perkenalan
Niksen H
Indonesia, Jawa Barat, Bandung

By: KI6ZAP

KI6ZAP — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:54:43 +0000

I built this and use for testing radios in my shack. Works great and easy to build.

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By: ROLLIE

ROLLIE — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:31:58 +0000

Add a choke balun made of several turn will add to its performance.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:24:50 +0000

Any thought of taking this to the next level? How about using an outdoor VHF/UHF TV antenna as a ham antenna. Hook it up the same way and use a balun and a tuner and it works great. It’s already rook mounted and many times it’s on a small rotor.

By: ke4mcl

ke4mcl — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:44:03 +0000

i did this many years ago when i first got my license. all i had was a icom 2at and rabbit ear antennas. was on the air nightly for over 6 months till i got some better equipment.

By: kevin

kevin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:17:20 +0000

hi there,

i made myself rabbit tv antenna according to your blog, my tx get great reports, but i can’t rx their audio…i have to depend on my slim jim that is in a higher position to rx, could you help me??

By: mypapit

mypapit — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:48:49 +0000

thanks for the tip Paul! Now I know why my SWR was slightly off when i first tested it

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:57:32 +0000

Also, the great thing about the telescopic rods (including in your version) are that it works on 70cm too! Just shorten the rods!

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:56:47 +0000

Hi there, my first homebrew antenna was also a 2m dipole but I never knew about that handy centre connection you used. I bought two telescopic rods and use a plastic box to contain the connection and hold the rods straight. It works beautifully. However, vertical performance seems to be MUCH better if I don’t allow the coax to hang down past the lower rod the way your picture shows – I tape it up so that it runs away at right angles and then drops down after half a metre. Otherwise RX sensitivity goes down, and SWR goes up.