Basic Antenna Tuning

by rchacker | May 15, 2013 | (11) Posted in How To

Antenna tuning using the RSSI method.

For more information on the type of antenna I have built have a look at IBCrazy's article:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1159968

Cheers.

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ChickenWings on May 16, 2013
Thanks for the nice article. One thing though, the reason the antenna is called an inverted-vee is that it looks like the letter "V" upside-down. If it's right-side up, guess what :)
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rchacker on May 16, 2013
Your right and that is because of the way hams put up much larger versions of these antennas. One pole at the feed point and the arms tied to the ground with string extensions.
The theory is the same so I stuck with the common name.
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ChickenWings on May 16, 2013
Actually, it's the only reason why Hams call it inverted - because it is ... but don't let me stop you.

If you can get your hands on The ARRL Antenna Handbook, that'll help you a lot. Look for LEO (Low-Earth Orbiting) satellite antennas for the 70cm Ham band as I think those are the ones that'll be most useful for your needs. 433MHz is, by the way, within the 70cm Ham band.
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Zatoichi on May 17, 2013
Nice work Marc! Thanks for the video man.
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Basic Antenna Tuning