Boltek home made antenna - UK

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Hi all.

On the back of this excellent thread:-

PVC Antenna Bubble

and of course this one

Boltek Lightning Detector Mounting :slight_smile: (thanks Niko)

I decided to gather the parts and have a go, unfortunatly in the UK, Schedule 40 fitting are really expensive, for example a 3" to 1 1/2" socket reducer is $36!!, anyway, after searching on google found and company who can provide all the parts for less than

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Thanks for posting this.

Assembly photos would be a nice addition when you get it built. :smiley:

I’ve tried to put my antenna on the roof a couple times but I just get interference from somewhere when it’s up there. So I’ve kept it in the loft space where it works fine.

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We have an excellent thread on this subject too :wink:

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A couple of pics of the antenna housing being made up for your delight and entertainment :slight_smile:

More to follow

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more

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Hi All,

Put a good few Boltek build pictures and stuff here:

http://www.chatteris.biz/Config%20pages/Boltek.html

hope it’s of use, if you need any info, just let me know

Cheers

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Very nice, thanks for posting.

  • Jim