On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:56:42 -0400, "Robert Morein"
wrote:

One is disappointed in f'ing wannabee Usenet scientists. . .


The wavelength of 88.3 mHz

milli Hertz?



is 66.88 inches.

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Try twice that. (300e6 /88.3e6 x100/2.54) inches.

Your dipole should be 1/2 that
length: 33.5. All you need is a piece of twinlead, which is just junky
antenna lead-in wire. Cut it to 33.5 inches. At each end, twist the
conductors together. At the center, break one conductor. Connect the loose
ends to your feed wire. It is not essential, but nice, if you can have t the
connections soldered. Protect the wires from bending and breaking by
encasing the joints in some RTV (GE silicone goo).


I do not understand why the station engineer recommended the Fanfare. This
antenna has 0 dB gain. 0 is a very small number. The only advantage to the
Fanfare is for external use, since it is self-supporting. An indoor dipole,
which can be taped or tacked to any convenient surface, does not need
mechanical rigidity.

A properly cut dipole has twice the signal strength: 3 dB.

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Try 0dB (the gain of an antenna is specified wrt a dipole!)