The title to this thread is mis-leading to some extent, but not really cuz I honestly don't understand something.
Why would anyone buy an antenna for two or four times as much money as it would cost them just to make it?
That's not a 'trick' question, it's for 'real'. Lets also qualify it to some fairly simple types of antennas, not the 'elaborate' ones. For instance, dipoles or 1/4 wave verticals.
I've seen a pretty fair amount of people/companies selling dipole antennas. They have all been at least three times what you could make them for with just a little bit of research, digging through the 'junk box', and maybe 20 minutes worth of time (change that 20 minutes to an hour just for the h@## of it).
I have to admit that my 'junk box' doesn't have anything in it that would stand up straight for a vertical antenna without some 'help'. I might 'splurge' a bit for one'a those.
I also have to say that I don't much care what an antenna 'looks like' as long as it works. Looking 'nice' is nice, but it isn't exactly a biggy, you know?
So why would anyone do that buying instead of building?
- 'Doc
Again, this isn't a 'trick' question, I honestly can't understand it.
Why would anyone buy an antenna for two or four times as much money as it would cost them just to make it?
That's not a 'trick' question, it's for 'real'. Lets also qualify it to some fairly simple types of antennas, not the 'elaborate' ones. For instance, dipoles or 1/4 wave verticals.
I've seen a pretty fair amount of people/companies selling dipole antennas. They have all been at least three times what you could make them for with just a little bit of research, digging through the 'junk box', and maybe 20 minutes worth of time (change that 20 minutes to an hour just for the h@## of it).
I have to admit that my 'junk box' doesn't have anything in it that would stand up straight for a vertical antenna without some 'help'. I might 'splurge' a bit for one'a those.
I also have to say that I don't much care what an antenna 'looks like' as long as it works. Looking 'nice' is nice, but it isn't exactly a biggy, you know?
So why would anyone do that buying instead of building?
- 'Doc
Again, this isn't a 'trick' question, I honestly can't understand it.