Flower Pot Antenna Reviews
I figured it was time to get back into the band.
Flower pot antenna reviews. The diagram below shows the basic arrangement of the 2m half wave version of the antenna. 25mm conduit minimum 1metre. To construct the antenna first select a suitable length of grey 25mm conduit as a minimum 1m but if you make it longer you will have more room below the coil to attach to your antenna support.
Dual band high gain flower pot antenna. Flower pot antenna. To construct the antenna first select a suitable length of grey 25mm conduit as a minimum 1m but if you make it longer you will have more room below the coil to attach to your antenna support.
I saw the vk2zoi flower pot antenna mentioned on the arnsw website so i wrote to john bishop and asked for his documentation on the antenna. The design is by john vk2zoi who has excellent documentation and a step by step construction guide on his website here. Half wave flower pot antenna the diagram below shows the basic arrangement of the 2m half wave version of the antenna.
A few years ago a made one of vk2zoi s dual band flowerpot antennas. It had been about 10 years since i used 2 metres actively. I have made quite a few of these antennas and they work very well.
I was surprised how well it worked and a few others tried it and found it worked very well. They are end fed coaxial dipoles with an interesting design to make them dual band and colinear for increased gain. The zoi flowerpot is an end fed half wave antenna for 2m made from nothing more than rg58 coax and 25mm pvc pipe.
I ve found a. Basic arrangement of the 2m half wave version. Other suggestions were made at the time included making a fake patio umbrella but the name flower pot has stuck for the last 14 or so years.