This antenna is a simple co-linear antenna with a gain of about 6dbi. It is easy to construct and provided you keep the measurements close to what is stated you will find it works fine with very little effort.
You will need ...
1 piece of enameld copper wire about 30cm long
and some sort of coaxial base to build it on.
I have used a panel mount (male) SMA connector, but it will work just fine with any SMA, N-type, BNC or TNC connector. A panel mount female N-type would be ideal.
Start with your piece of enameld wire. The first measurement should be 60mm. At this point you will need to make a coil of 1 turn with a diameter of 10mm. The coil spacing should be nil, so it basically looks like a netball hoop on the wire.
The next section should be 90mm long and another single turn placed on the wire. Finally the remaining length should be 83mm. This is configuration is 1/4 - 3/4 - 3/4 configuration. The top length is slightly shorter because of capacitance effect.
Once you have made the wire section, solder it to a connector and away you go. This antenna is ground plane independant, but it will not hurt to add one and you can expect a slight improvement. You may also choose to make the antenna look a little more professional by placing it in some PVC or plastic tubing for protection as the first bird that comes alone will adjust your radiation pattern for you.
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