DIY Antennas

DIY Coat Hanger Antenna A very popular DIY design. Simple to make with materials around the house and it works as long as you don’t care about ugly & big. It does work.  This design is also utilized in my hobby/amateur radio groups. Go with the …

DIY indoor Antenna Projects A simple $5 DIY antenna performs can work. I receive all 26 channels in my area with a simple DIY design. No need to spend $$$ on a store bought unless I want it to look better. I’m fine hiding it behind …

DIY Bare Wire Indoor Antenna DIY Coax Antenna DIY Dipole Antenna Will this work? YES.  If your really close (<10 miles) to the broadcast towers, you can make a surprisingly good digital TV antenna out of coax cable. Materials used: Any junk coax as you will …

An easy to build Gray Hoverman HDTV antenna Frequently mentioned in many of the amateur, hobby, expert  Radio & TV forums/groups.  Many have built on the original patent expired design. Doyt R. Hoverman received patents US2918672A and US3148371A for UHF television antenna design.  These patents have …

How to Make a Fractal Antenna This 8″ fractal design was featured in the March 2015 issue of Popular Science Magazine. We gave it a try.  Not recommended as other DIY were easier and performed better. TIPS: Wires must have the right length and position to …