My conclusions from the tests with different DIY models of antennas is that a spider made either with only coax (no soldering) or made by soldering bare copper wires (see my posts earlier in this thread) is the easiest ones to make for the coverage you get.
The cocos I tried to build did not perform as good as the spiders. But, they did not perform bad. Probably cocos are more sensitive to exact lengths of elements based on correct velocity factor of the cable and therefore it's hard as a "hobby antenna builder" without equipment to analyze them and get them perfect.
Thanks first to @abcd567 and @SpaxmoidJAm and also all you others for the help and tips building the antennas. It is great fun.
I will not stop my experiments, and the first thing I will try to accomplish is to get my antenna at a higher point to gain more coverage, but at the same time easy to reach for further antenna switches.
Happy building to you all.
The cocos I tried to build did not perform as good as the spiders. But, they did not perform bad. Probably cocos are more sensitive to exact lengths of elements based on correct velocity factor of the cable and therefore it's hard as a "hobby antenna builder" without equipment to analyze them and get them perfect.
Thanks first to @abcd567 and @SpaxmoidJAm and also all you others for the help and tips building the antennas. It is great fun.
I will not stop my experiments, and the first thing I will try to accomplish is to get my antenna at a higher point to gain more coverage, but at the same time easy to reach for further antenna switches.
Happy building to you all.
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