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Old 11-25-2003 | 09:48 AM
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Default RE: Can you splice antenna wire?

ORIGINAL: Geistware

OK, now I confused.
I thought that is what I said.
If I was wrong, please explain to me why?
Is it because I didn't add that the length of the antennae needs to be the length of one cycle of the RF signal?


ORIGINAL: cappio777

ORIGINAL: Geistware

The length is 39.36996 inches or 1 meter in length.
This is from the PCB to the tip!
Its based on one meter wavelength.
Actually the receiver's antenna is about 1/4 wavelength. A full wavelength at 72 MHz in free space is 300/72 or 4.16 meters. However, I stand behind the others when they say that receiver antenna length is not critical. Close is close enough.

SkyChaser,
aka NK1N (amateur radio operator since 1974)