good morning i want to make a diy car tv antenna. but i dont know much about antennas. the reason why i want to make this a diy is because.. i want an antenna that can be barely seen that has very good reception.. can any one of u recomment a good websight on antenna designs? i bought an external antenna and tested it on my van. the design of the antenna i bought is the usual antenna u see on old limousine's trunks. the boomerang shaped antenna.. the reception is good but the problem is that this antenna seems to make my car so high. i cant get into low ceiling parking lots.
actually i am installing not a car tv but a regular 15" lcd tv. so i think house antenna designs would also work..
im looking for a guild on what material to use. which is to be attached where. the shape of the antenna. the length. etc etc.. tnx
"AC" wrote ...
> good morning i want to make a diy car tv antenna. but i dont know much
> about antennas. the reason why i want to make this a diy is because..
> i want an antenna that can be barely seen that has very good
> reception..
If *you* can "barely see it" then the radio waves can
"barely see it" also. The more "stealth" an antenna is,
the less effective it is.
> can any one of u recomment a good websight on antenna
> designs? i bought an external antenna and tested it on my van. the
> design of the antenna i bought is the usual antenna u see on old
> limousine's trunks. the boomerang shaped antenna.. the reception is
> good but the problem is that this antenna seems to make my car so
> high. i cant get into low ceiling parking lots.
That is why you see "crank-up" styles. What is good for
traveling is NOT good for reception and vice-versa.
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