ANTENNAS TO IMPROVE RECEPTION ALONG WITH RECOMMENDED ADAPTER
The Communications Team has information in the Team Forum on how to make a dipole antenna.
basicdipolenantenna.pdf (corac.co) You might want to simply buy an antenna. Choose one of the three listed below
along with the cable, adapter and carabiner clips.
Amazon.com: Eightwood UHF
Female SO239 to 3.5mm Mono
1/8" TS Stereo Plug Adapter
Antenna Extension Cable 3 feet
@$9.00
80, 40, and 20 Meter- Fan
Dipole- Half-Wave Ham Radio
Antenna | eBay
@$85.00
Amazon.com: RG 58 49.2FT Low
Loss UHF PL-259 Male to Male
ham Radio Cable Coaxial PL259
Coax Connectors for CB
Antenna Cable Radio Wi-Fi
Extension Coax for VHF HF 50-
ohm rg58 Coax Cable
@$18.00
Dipole antenna that is already made. Covers
the 80/40/20 M bands that CORAC will/may
be transmitting on.
The antenna connector is
a SO239, a female adapter, for
a male PL259 plug
RG58 coax cable
used for HAM radio reception.
Get the shortest length you need.
Cable has PL239 male plugs that fit into
SO239 female sockets.
Cable connecting the antenna
to the radio adapter below.
Adapter to connect the radio to the coax
cable.
Dipole antenna that is already made. Covers
the 40/20M bands that CORAC will/may be
transmitting on.
SO239 female socket connector.
Accepts a PL239 male plug.
* 40 & 20 M Fan Dipole- Half-
Wave Amateur Ham Radio
Antenna w/internal 1:1 choke |
eBay
@$75.00
HALF-WAVE DIPOLE ANTENNA
FOR 20 METERS BAND | eBay
@$45.00
Dipole antenna that is already made. Covers
the 20M band that CORAC
will be transmitting on.
SO239 female socket connector.
(the connectors on the cable below).
Carabiner clips
May be found at
any camping dept. of a store.
Or order online.
1 clip suspends the body of the antenna
and two to attach to the insulators
or wire loops.
Use a small piece of rope to tie through the
insulators/loops to secure the clips.
Secure the rope with the clips to a stake or
branch.