Maker Workshop - DTV Antenna & Steadycam on MAKE: television

[Jcbproducoes]

this guy doesn´t have a clue how fly a steadycam, even a cheap one!

[SuperSteeldrum]

i cant find the pdf on makezine.tv and what wire do i need

[luigi90900]

What channel is this?

[evilrobotstudios]

too bad this doesn't work anymore since you need cable to watch t.v.

[pikachuthesquirtle]

didn't kipkay do this? lol

[CCRider100]

First off, good video. The commercial antenna shown at the beginning is not a Hoverman antenna, it is a "4 Bay Bow-Tie", and the DIY using wood for the boom is a 2 Bay Bow Tie. This kind of antenna will only really work if you are in a strong signal area, ie fairly close to the towers, though a well made 4 Bay with 36"x36 curved reflector screen, and placed over your roof, could pull in channels from over 100 miles away. A GOOD LOCATION FOR DEEP FRINGE RECEPTION IS ALSO NEEDED.

[CCRider100]

Correction, his DIY antenna is a 4 Bay Bow Tie, not a 2 Bay. For any budding antenna builder the ratio between the length of the V's (also called driven elements or whiskers) and the spacing of the Bays or V's is important to maximize gain. For example 9" whiskers x 8.5" bay spacing is good for mid to upper UHF (30-51) and higher VHF channels (11-13)

[Totemika]

@CCRider100 I would like to know if this antenna would work in analog TV reception. I'm in Romania and here they still have analog TV. Would like to make an antenna cause in the students residence they don't have a community antenna (just the wire instalation but conected to nothing) Thankyou...

[crafty25936]

7:44 *COUGH COUGH*GAY BOY*COUGH COUGH

[0505abab]

oh no you dont have safety glasses on. my eye my eye poke in eye cant see for hour

[humxa24]

5:04 hey dont touch my steadycam...

[RJE06]

thanks man

[rodolfosevero007]

Just to make things clear.. it's a UHF antenna

[muneeb619]

hey dudes hi to all ???? budies i need instrument information to build a antenna that should capable to catch dish chanels in Pakistan?

[rtcambl]

GREAT STUFF! But HOW does the Steadycam work if all you've done is make the whole apparatus heavier? WHY do the wires on the antenna have to be exactly 5 3/4 inches apart?

[350362]

4:55

[ktmat21]

what was used for the handle on the body of the steadicam?... I didn't catch that in the begining of the video... but it looks like a good part to have on the steadycam...

[TheGamingMagician]

you could make your own with just a small peace of pvc pipe

[happymerc]

@ktmat21 well if worst comes to worst then you'll just have to bear with it and watch the first part again

[sparkyyoung]

well that guy wasted his money and time. they dont use steady cams any more. (sarcasm)

[naruking11]

where can u get the kind of transformer he has cheaply

[fred30680]

If your talking about for the antenna

Radio shacks got them Only a couple bucks.

[Heresathought]

I wuold have thought trackwork would have been more practical in most applications than a £15k steadycam, but a very innovative and useful project (and rather cheaper than a homemade track dolly).

[aviatormxpilot]

@Heresathought Try using a track in and around crowded sets or going up stairs. How about one continuse shoot on a downtown street. you can't because you'll see the track!

[ssteiyne]

your piece of wood is not 3 inches, If you look at the measurement specs on his little computer, it shows the wire should be 2 1/2" apart, from screw to screw. If you measure in 1/2" from both sides of a 3" plank, it makes the screws only about 2 inches apart. you could atleast know what size material you're using. stoops!!

[seccaccio81]

I realized this project (antenna), but does not work

I am from rome

[XANDERXXZ]

Also whatever translator program you are useing isnt very good.

[Gehinterkopf]

freeze @ 5:00 !

[pr5021]

I have a question, if the antenna has to be aluminum? or do any of bronze? subjects that is best for the TV signal?

[Mastiffluver69]

Well, since the June date, I had lost all but all of one of my channels and that was if I screwed around with my rabbit ears for ten minutes. Just for grins I built this antenna, I am 60 miles from the transmitters. I about fell on the floor when I hooked up my $2 antenna. Thank you for the instructions on building this antenna! Mark

[Anonymous5125]

kipkays steadicam is better

[PilotCube]

Link? Send me a PM.

[codyjeff]

I just finished building this project using a 1"x2"x35" board, plastic covered metal hangers and a UHF/VHF/FM matching transformer.

It found more UHF stations than my old, $20, brand name, UHF/VHF rabbit ears. But the signal strength for my VHF stations dropped by about 15 percent according to my DTV converter box. This is a good diy or educational project and it only cost me $1.25 for new coat hangers; everything else was in my junk drawers.

[JamieJWSmith]

DrGomezNZ - Hey you could be a little nicer to the Make, just you are incapable of doing this!

[DrGomezNZ]

Well sorry for having an opinion! I actually really enjoy Make's other articles, but I just find that this aerial is basically a waste of time when a pre-made one could be purchased off the shelf. If you would also take a closer look, I wasn't hassling the Make, I was defending my right of opinion by two knuckle dragging neanderthals.

[DrGomezNZ]

Wow, I'm speechless. The aerial looks terrible. For the amount of time and effort, surely a pre-built aerial in the USA can't cost THAT much. As a qualified electronics tech, I wouldn't be caught dead using coat hangers and wood.

[Cheesewookie]

hey fucktard, didn't he say that it had to look good, he justr wanted to show people how to make a good digital antenna for cheap. at no stage is anybody to good to use wire (no matter where it is from) and wood. i mean wtf is wrong with you?!!

[DrGomezNZ]

Well seeing that you chose to abuse me for my OPINION. You sir, can go fuck yourself. Blow it out your arse and have a nice day. Fuckwad.

[chaosmutt]

what an utterly pathetic excuse for a human you are! you pompous git! you think you are soo much better that those perfectly legitimate material, well i am here to tell you that you in fact are NOT

[DrGomezNZ]

What the hell is your problem mate? I am allowed an opinion, and my opinion as an electronics engineer is that wood and coat hangers is not my preferred material to build an antenna! And with the vast availability of pre-made aerials in the USA, that a more reliable pre-assembled unit would be worth the time purchasing than bending coat hangers and screwing them to wood! YOU and CheeseWookie are the pathetic excuses for launching a personal attack on my personal opinion!

[chaosmutt]

this is the internet mate! suck it up and take other people's attack or STUF

[DrGomezNZ]

Hahahah, congratulations on proving yourself to be sub-human and also claiming that the Internet is used for attacking people. And I think that acronym you were looking for was 'STFU'. Have a nice day.

[chaosmutt]

ooo!!!!! wow you picked up on my spelling!!! i totally got burned *rolls eyes*.

here is a lesson to help you survive the internet:

firstly: dont take shit personnals

secondly: dont have a douchbag name like DrgomezNz

thirdly: don't pick up on spelling

and finally: dont be a prick and expect not to get pwned

[alwaysopen]

Dude, I am an engineering tech here in the states. If you look closely at the commercial antenna model he displayed you know it was the same design as the DIY finished project. Does the material specs really matter? NO!

I made one of these before I saw any of the videos and it works quite well. I have no idea of the differences in resistance, capacitance or inductance from the commercial model but who cares?

The commercial model runs about $40.

 KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid.

[KrykoStorm]

I have been thinking about making a steady cam like that but out of pvc that is collapsible so I film low angle shots and move around in cars easily.

[bay2700]

is it legal to make a antenna like that?

[KrykoStorm]

yeah

[jodex96]

Why not??

[RZPRK]

cmon make: give sum credit to johnny chung lee at steadycam (dot) org who came up with the origninal idea. it's quite nice to use but not recommendable for professional users. also your camera has to be at least smaller than those canon xl1 models.

[Mwing4890]

Exactly what I was thinking. I made one over a year ago and only use it with a Canon hv20.

[kostya121212]

god damn!!! Ive never seen an original steadycam before! just WOW !!

[naruking11]

where can you get a cheap impedance matching transformer? please reply

[mannydeguzmanjartist]

Impedance matching transformer is available cheap at most electronics parts supply shops. Or you can make your own homemade matching transformer with a piece of AWG Magnet wire and toroid core. Check ARRL Handbook or search the web for instructions.

TV impedance matching transformers are used to match the 300 ohm high impedance of the antenna to the 75 ohm impedance of the feedline (coax cable). It is commonly referred to as BALUN (Balanced - Unbalanced)) transformers.

MANNY DE GUZMAN, JR.

[ozco9]

Walmart, RadioShack, and Circuit city (before it closes)

[alwaysopen]

Lowe's or Home Depot around $4-5

[sirwizardoflight]

Wood would be better than plumbing pipe, your arms are going to get tired real fast hauling a pipe plus the weight around, wood and a weight at the bottom or even better yet aluminum piping.

[rockops]

that steadycam design is by Johnny Lee. It's called the $14 poor man steadycam. it works great for the price, but it will never be as good as the real thing.

[coolio8444]

that steady cam thing thing would look ridiculous in public

[utubepunk]

You have a steady cam "thing" to shoot smooth video for your audience, not look cool in public, coolio. Geez.

[doitright2007]

Nice video!.......

[c64kid]

Will this work with UHF signals for dvb-t transmissions in the uk?

[CSProductions]

Yeah. it will work in the uk fine if in a strong-Medium signal area

[Chick6517]

I really like this video! I'm sure you really put a lot of effort into making it and it really does show. Nice work! Upload some more if you can!

[doitright2007]

Very nice!...........

[zeromra]

lol, agreed

[thunderhayes]

Nice...I'm sure a lot of indie people with a limited budget will appreciate the cheap steadycam.

[higuy385]

kewl

[bdawgfilms]

sweet

[JakeD227]

First rate, Second comment!

[comondude1]

awesome!