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Eric R Snow
- Jan 1, 1970
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Greetings,
I'm sure this is a pretty basic question. Which is good because my
knowledge of electonics is pretty basic. 30 years ago I bought a CB
radio, antenna, and an SWR meter. I believe SWR stands for Standing
Wave Ratio. Anyway, this meter was for matching the antenna to the
radio. Changing the position of the antenna on the car would affect
the match. Now, I have an FM transmitter that I bought as a kit from
Ramsey. It works well with included telescoping antenna. As long as
the radio is within about 80 feet. The transmitter is used to listen
on the radio to stations broadcasting on the web. The location of the
antenna is pretty close to the center of a 10 acre parcel that is
about 1000 feet long by 450 feet wide. The ideal antenna would be one
that broadcasts in a rectangle of the same proportions so as not to
break any FCC rules.So what I would like are pointers to likely
antennas and how to build the SWR meter. I've googled but haven't been
able to find something simple enough for me to understand. Any ideas
are very welcome. I'm a machinist with many years experience so if
anyone has any metalworking questions I'd be happy to try to come up
with a good answer.
Thanks,
Eric R Snow,
E T Precision Machine
I'm sure this is a pretty basic question. Which is good because my
knowledge of electonics is pretty basic. 30 years ago I bought a CB
radio, antenna, and an SWR meter. I believe SWR stands for Standing
Wave Ratio. Anyway, this meter was for matching the antenna to the
radio. Changing the position of the antenna on the car would affect
the match. Now, I have an FM transmitter that I bought as a kit from
Ramsey. It works well with included telescoping antenna. As long as
the radio is within about 80 feet. The transmitter is used to listen
on the radio to stations broadcasting on the web. The location of the
antenna is pretty close to the center of a 10 acre parcel that is
about 1000 feet long by 450 feet wide. The ideal antenna would be one
that broadcasts in a rectangle of the same proportions so as not to
break any FCC rules.So what I would like are pointers to likely
antennas and how to build the SWR meter. I've googled but haven't been
able to find something simple enough for me to understand. Any ideas
are very welcome. I'm a machinist with many years experience so if
anyone has any metalworking questions I'd be happy to try to come up
with a good answer.
Thanks,
Eric R Snow,
E T Precision Machine