Microwave Experiments Part 3 - Dipole Duplicity
Channel: lvl7hound
Date: 2012-11-20

The start of a four part series on experimenting with antennas that function inside microwave ovens.  I wanted to start out showing how to build simple monopoles, which I have done before but always had hit-or-miss success with.  This microwave did not like monopoles, but through experimentation I eventually hit upon a reliable design.  It was an interesting learning experience, and may be interesting to you too.  

Instead of monopoles, here I tried dipole antennas.  I got some sparks towards the end, but not reliably.  In part 4 I try a different approach.

Part 1: http://youtu.be/7LK7aI9AkCg
Part 2: http://youtu.be/cZTxuble2Q4
Part 3: http://youtu.be/BD7Rxyl4Qzc
Part 4: http://youtu.be/gWJi9Gp2_zI