How to make a transmitting antenna!!!!!! Help?

Question

anyone know where or how i can make a transmitting antenna for my radio. my transmitter doesn't have a antenna jack on it.but i have a mixer. all i need is a transmitting antenna. i need help

Answer 1

Uh... what are you trying to transmit? Please, you really must tell us this! I note you have a mixer and no jack, so I'm thinking you're just embaressed to say it's pirate FM. I suggest you contact whoever you sold you the chasis, say Free Radio Berkely. Since you have no jack, you'll need to know where the boosted signal is exiting, and then wire the antenna jack in there with a soldering gun. I don't know much other than that you'll need a really long one. It should be on top of a structure if possible, and tunded for the VHF band. Also, don't operate without a dummy load, be it CB, Ham, or FM. Just don't.

Answer 2

no antenna jack means either it's a part 15 radio with an internal transmitter antenna, you don't have a transmitter at all , or other issues such as it needs to be hooked to another external box... you don't say what kind of equipment you have as some we will be glad to tell (If it's allowed under part 15 rules) if not, there are many websites usually on the equipment on how to build an antenna.

Answer 3

A much more important question is whether you are licensed by the FCC to operate a radio transmitter.  I suspect not, since you'd have to prove you already know the answer to your question in order to get that license.  Be aware that fines for illegal radio transmissions start at seven thousand dollars and can include prison time.  

Go to the American Radio Relay League's web page where you can learn about ham radio and how to get your license.  Maybe you'll even get to talk to me on ham radio - or the President or Prime Minister of a foreign country, or a famous actor or actress, or country music star...