On November 23, 2009 at 18:10, BillFromGI said...
7 inches bowties optimize (peaks) the antenna for UHF 69. Longer length equals lower peak. You could make them 10 inches and if they don't work well you can cut 1/2" off each bowtie and try again. Hope that makes sense.. .
Donny, I do not think you can mix lengths like that. Pretty sure they all have to be one length or it won't resonate properly..
Thinking here if 7" peaks at 69, and 10" peaks at 14, then logic would state that the ideal would be to split the difference which would peak at around 41-42, hey maybe 36 from Hamilton would come in then....
What I think I will do, tomorrow I will replace the ties with 10" ones, then if I lose the top, I'll lop off 1/2 inch, and see how that works..... Frustrating thing is, the other Buffalo stations higher up the dial don't come in either (grrrr). Explains though why channels <40 don't come in well, except 20 which I guess is quite powerful.....
Last edited by wogster on November 23, 2009 19:00.
