0
You can make a DB4 Digital TV Antenna out of a piece of wood and wire coat hangers. It works great and is very simple to make. It works better than rabbit ears! A free step by step tutorial can be found by using the link below. I have made 2 of them and they work great.
A simple yagi antenna can be made out of wire. Its impedance would be 300 ohms and this would have to be changed to 72 ohms to match the input of the TV set. This is done with a balun. Also the antenna should match the frequency that the channel you want to watch, this is done by 1/4 wavelengths.
You can always make one out of wire. It may not be (won't be) perfect, but perfection is not the goal. Functionality is. Simplicity is important. Depending on the wire you have, just do some experimenting to get something that work. You can rig up some "rabbit ears" or just try a simple "T" and see what happens. Impedances will not match, and lengths of the elements won't be spot on, but if you turn on your set and "play" with the thing, you'll get something that should allow you to at least watch some TV. What will be critical is which way the elements are oriented. You'll see big differences if you're holding the antenna and turning slowly around to reorient it; there will be one "best" direction, and one "worst" one. As long as your set is working properly and all you are doing is attaching some wire to the antenna jack, sticking it out into the air, and nothing else, you won't get electrocuted nor will you damage your set. Just be careful not to "mess up" your input jack on the unit. There are one or two spring loaded contacts in there to make contact with the center conductor on a piece of coaxial cable. Avoid jamming anything much thicker (and too long) into that type "F" connector (antenna connection) on the TV's back side.
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoSometimes a person has to make do with what they have around them. A homemade TV antenna would consist of a wire hanger and some tin foil.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How do you make a antenna for my mp3 players FM radio?
If the player enables radio it should use either an in built antenna of use the earphones as an antenna. Nothing more to buy or build.
How do you build a LEGO titanic?
get some Lego and then build it simple as
Can i build a homemade playstation 2 to usb gamepad adapter?
yes you can, but its not the easiest task in the world, and the cost of the materials would greatly outweigh the cost of a pre made adapter
How can you build a mini ghost portal?
Oh, its quite simple, just watch Danny Phantom. Its a tv show on Nickolodeon.
How reliable is a Davis 2 shot derringer?
The action is very simple, so there really isn't much to go wrong there. The build quality and quality of materials used is a bit crap, though, so breakage is a potential issue to be worried about.
How do you build a simple home use antenna?
== == For digital TV, you can build a DB4 antenna out of wire coat hangers and a piece of wood. Very simple to make. There are step by step instructions here - www.TheTutorGenie.com/DigitalAntenna.html - It works great. It depends on what you want to do with it. A receiving antenna for 40 m shortwave could be just a long piece of wire tacked to the walls. An antenna to transmit and receive at 440 MHz is a completely different animal. Here's a fun web site: http://www.ac6v.com/antprojects.htm
How do you build a rudder for a kayak?
See my easy to build and affordable homemade rudder for a kayak. Search in YouTube for "Homemade Rudder System for a Kayak".
How do you build a homemade boat?
with tools and parts
How do you make a homemade Operating System run .exe files?
Simple, you install/build a Virtual Machine on your home made operationg system and install Windows as a guest.
How do you make a antenna for my mp3 players FM radio?
If the player enables radio it should use either an in built antenna of use the earphones as an antenna. Nothing more to buy or build.
How do you build a homemade laser?
buy one at the 99 cent store
How do you make a coffee can antenna?
Go here: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1643394,00.asp for a good article on how to build a good coffee can antenna.
How do you build a homemade automatic egg turner?
To build a homemade automatic egg turner, you will need something that turns, like a rotisserie. Then you need to mount it on the door and attach a rod to the gears that will turn the egg trays.
How do you build a homemade guitar?
get a shoe box, rubber bands, nails , and your creativity
How do you build rafts?
If you are looking to make a homemade raft there are a few important details you must consider before beginning to build it. The raft must be light, sturdy and sufficiently buoyant. These characteristics appear easy enough. But I learned many valuable lessons when I tried to build a homemade raft of my own.Check out my page How to Build a Raft-How to Make a Homemade Raft on Hubpages for my information about my experience. (see link in 'related links' section below)
How do you build a raft?
If you are looking to make a homemade raft there are a few important details you must consider before beginning to build it. The raft must be light, sturdy and sufficiently buoyant. These characteristics appear easy enough. But I learned many valuable lessons when I tried to build a homemade raft of my own.Check out my page How to Build a Raft-How to Make a Homemade Raft on Hubpages for my information about my experience. (see link in 'related links' section below)
Where can one find plans to build a homemade food dehydrator?
It might be a little bit of a task to build your own homemade food dehydrator, but, you can learn how to make a solar powered one from a website called Mother Earth News.
