Yagi foil HDTV antenna.

Another conversion to foil antenna from the work of Kent Britain (www.wa5vjb.com/references/CheapYagi4HDTV.pdf). This is a third in a series of foil TV antennas we have make.

See also:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Yet-another-dtv-antenna/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Foil-based-fractal-antenna/

Note: These antennas are for entertainment purposes only and do not claim to have any benefit in using them.

Step 1 What's needed:

5 - 6 feet of aluminium foil.
Couple feet of tape if that.
15 inches of copper wire

The diagram:

Comments

[georion]

sad remark -entertainment only- no benefit--what the deal ????????

[Computothought]

All yagi antennas are directional in nature. My brother lives behind a mountain, So it will not do much for him. Just trying to be conservative in what I say about it.