Make Your Own FM Vertical Sleeve Coax Antenna. Post 2129.
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK0KX0YcvH0. Thanks to "electronicsNmore" for this wonderfully funny and thoroughly enjoyable tutorial on how to make a simple FM Vertical Sleeve Antenna from a length of coaxial cable. "Dinosaurous Rex" lends a helpful hand (or is it claw?) in assembling this simple, effective FM antenna. Make a few of these antennas for your "go-kit" or for that next mini DXpedition to the nearest park. Here are some remarks from the video producer: "If you're looking to make a fairly simple vertical FM antenna(Transmit or Receive) for small devices, then this video may be for you. All that's required is some coax(preferably 50 ohm with copper shielding, a small diameter brass/copper tube, solder and rosin flux, heat shrink tubing, and an RF connector of your choice. Using a SWR meter would also be extremely useful for very pr...