Subject: Whats a good Homemade 2 meter antenna for a tall tree?
To: ham-ant@ucsd.edu
Hi all,
I've got a small hand held Kenwood 22AT with 3-5 WATTS power, there is a tall
tree in my backyard(about 15 feet higher that my roof) I am asuming that an antenna put on that tree would get me much better distance on RX and TX. The first
question is will I be better off with an antenna in my roof(and a short coax
running to my radio) or an antenna on a tall tree(with a long coax run)?
The tree is probably about 45 feet away, I can probably make it with 55 feet of
coax. Which is better? Do I loose anything in that run?
ok, question 2 is what kind of home made antenna works well in a tree? The tree
isn't very wide but it is tall.
Last question, can I use standard 75ohme TV cable wire to run to my tree antenna??? I just want to say again, the is on the 2 METER band.
Thanks for your help in advance, E-mail me if you have suggestions!