[time-nuts] DIY Choke Ring Antennas?

Don Latham djl at montana.com
Tue Sep 17 03:43:53 UTC 2013


I use galvanized stovepipe end caps; they can be cut and soldered. I
think the 6 inch is about right for 1520 MHz
Don

Bob Stewart
> With all the talk about choke rings, and having spent all my pennies
> elsewhere, I looked around to see if there were any do-it-yourself
> versions.  I found this one:
> "http://www.mauve.gr/var/DIY_Choke_Ring_GPS_Antenna.htm".  Is it worth
> the effort, other than as an experiment?  Are there any other homebrew
> versions out there that anyone has tried?  Granted, I have no real
> complaints about the amplified patch I have sitting on my HP stack which
> is right under a massive central air system, but it sounds like a
> project after my PLL is finished and my Rb standard is boxed up nicely.
>
> Bob - AE6RV
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