Magazine "Radio" has received letter about
unusual TV- Antenna. Author of the letter, mr. D. Abyzov, wondered,
if the antenna should be worked.
Description of the antenna (that was designed by mr.
V. Arhipov) was published at region (Voronezh
region) newspaper "Molodoy Kommunar." Article about
the antenna was named "Tiny Antenna."
A little later magazine "Radio" has received
letter from mr. I. Sokol from town Klenoviy (Lugansk region).
Mr. Sokol wrote that he made the "Tiny Antenna" and
that the antenna worked well. The antenna is used for reception
of 4th- channel TV (TV- center located far from 55- km) and for
reception of 1st- channel TV (TV- center located far from 105-
km). A representative from magazine "Radio" took visit to mr.
Sokol and prove his words.
Below is a description of the antenna.
It is a dipole, halves of the dipole is a copper rod
in diameter 6- mm (3- AWG). Above the rod a plastic tube in diameter
36- mm (1-1/2- inch) is placed. The tube is filled by iron sawdust.
The length of the plastic tube is 2/3 from the length of the copper
rod. Figure 1
shows the antenna.
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