Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  If you can't put up a HF antenna in your deed-restricted home, condo, or apartment, please try this "Motorized Bird Feeder HF Antenna" from Kevin (K9EV), Quin (K8QS), and Tom (WA9TDD). As wild as it sounds, this hidden antenna "is for the birds" and performs well despite its limitations.  If you have a mobile antenna such as the "Little Tarheel" system, your work is almost done for you. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3oUp8S3cb0. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Kevin, Quin, and Tom: 643 views May 8, 2025 #hamradioantenna Amateur radio operator Kevin, K9KEV, shows and explains his balcony-anchored "motorized bird feeder" antenna with amazing radials and a super-solid system for holding it steady. Uses a Tarheel mobile antenna with a very ingenious radial system that works like magic. Add a fe...

Simple HF Antennas for the ARRL Field Day. Views expressed in this Field Day Antenna article are those of Dale Hunt (WB6BYU). Accessed on 16 May 2025, 2206 UTC. Content and Source derived from "Antennas for Field Day" by Dale Hunt (WB6BYU). Site URL-- https://practicalantennas.com/applications/portable/fieldday/ Please check URL for the complete article.  Scroll down to read a basic summary of Dale's post. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Article summary: "Other Antenna notes I’ve tried a number of different Field Day antennas over the years. Some worked well, some didn’t. Here is my experience with several of them. Overall, many don’t seem that much better than a dipole. End-fed long wire , 40m (130 feet) with a manual tuner. Worked OK. Direction of maximum radiation changes with frequency, but works reasonably well from the West Coast with the free end pointed East toward the most distant stations for the higher bands, giving broadside cov...

  One of the popular QRP HF antennas is the versatile "Vee Antenna." In this video, Australian radio amateur Peter Parker (VK3YE) shows us how to add some directivity to a Vee Antenna by simply switching two inverted vee antennas into difference directions. This simple procedure adds some directivity to the antenna system without resorting to cumbersome rotators or other mechanical devices. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WERt3OwJkuw. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Peter (VK3YE): Beams and rotators are normally too heavy for portable QRPers but there are alternatives. Today I try a pair of switchable end-fed inverted vees. How big are the differences between them for stations in favoured and less favoured directions? Watch and find out. PS: If you liked this video please consider supporting Amateur Radio VK3YE by: Subscribing o...

  Radio amateurs living in deed-restricted housing have serious antenna challenges. In this video, Peter Waters (G3OJV) discusses several ways to design and build "invisible antennas" that won't be noticed by your neighbors. Peter's approach covers two main areas: HF Antenna 40-10m self-build EFHW using a 49:1 UnUn and "Spy Radio & Indoor Antennas." These antenna designs are easy to build and are largely "out of sight-out of mind" to most people. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvswq6Kot9o. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ Roberts (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Peter (G3OJV): More and more ham radio operators are having to operate where there are restrictions in the use of antennas. This can be for many reasons, but Peter G3OJV, demonstrates one way of tackling the problem. Your UK Ham Radio Store - Worldwide Shipping. https://w...