Can you use a TV aerial for ham radio?
If the TV antenna’s reflector-mounting hardware is in good condition, leave that element attached to the boom. If you want to orient your soon-to-be 2-meter antenna for vertical polarization, move the boom-to-mast clamp 90° from its original mounting position.
Can I use a TV antenna as an FM antenna?
Yes. You can quite happily. Although a TV antenna is optimised for high VHF and low UHF frequencies, they are capable of picking up broadcast FM frequencies well enough.
Can you use an old satellite dish for ham radio?
You can use a satellite TV dish antenna for amateur radio use but how you use it depends on what frequency you want to operate on. The satellite dish antenna is two basic parts, the parabolic reflector and the feed (at the focal point of the parabola).
Can Hoa restrict ham radio antenna?
Restrictions on antennas are not allowed by the FCC, but HOA’s or local government can require you to obtain a permit or installation prior to approval.
Can I use a satellite dish as a ham radio antenna?
Search for “ham radio slot antenna satellite dish” to find other examples and instructions. Apart from using it as a ham radio satellite antenna (eg. for QO-100) or a microwave terrestrial antenna, you can turn it into a VHF slot antenna.
Can a TV downconverter be used as a ham radio?
The feed line for TV is usually 75- Ω, not the 50- Ω typically used with ham radios. The LNB (Low Noise Block, TV downconverter) probably has filters that reject most ham frequencies to cut down on interference. In short, for traditional 2-meter VHF and 440-MHz UHF it would not work and would require extensive modification.
Can a 23-cm dish be used for TV?
The 23-cm band (1240-MHz to 1300-MHz) does fall in this range, and a few hams have repurposed dishes for things like EME (Earth-Moon-Earth or “moon bounce”) operation, but it’s not a band many hams use. The feed line for TV is usually 75- Ω, not the 50- Ω typically used with ham radios.
Do any hams use the 23-cm band?
All google searches came up blank. Most TV satellite signals are between 915-MHz and 2.1-GHz. The 23-cm band (1240-MHz to 1300-MHz) does fall in this range, and a few hams have repurposed dishes for things like EME (Earth-Moon-Earth or “moon bounce”) operation, but it’s not a band many hams use.