Antenna Handbook

Wideband Active Loop Antenna for Shortwave band general purpose receivers

Active Wide band Loop Antenna for 10-30 MHz Band shortwave band you can construct in your home as Do It Yourself Project (Source article : Elektor Electronics Magazine).

Parts List :

PCB Design and component place :



Loop Antenna is a good indoor antenna alternative for a long wire antenna.


Half Dipole Antenna for TV Reception you can build

I got this design from Antentop.org with title Unusual TV Antenna , is from Magazine 1966 . This antenna design as Tiny Antenna, this antenna can receive for 4 channel at that time, maybe more channel today.
TV station located far about 55 km and 105 km from TV reception.
The Antenna design itself is Dipole Antenna, half of dipole copper rod with 6mm diameter ( 3-AWG), with plastic tube about 36 mm ( 1 1/2 inch) is placed. The tube is filled by Iron sawdust, the length of the plastic is about 2/3 from the length of copper rod. shows in fig 1. for cable TV , you can use 75 Ohm or 50 Ohm impedance