Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  How would you like to build a 3-band dipole antenna using only one feed line and no antenna "tuner?"  You can if you check out this easy, efficient, and cost effective "Fan Dipole" from Stephen (K4SRF). In this video, Stephen takes us step-by-step through the design and construction phases of this inexpensive antenna.  Most of the parts for this project are easy to find, especially if you have a well-stocked "Junk Box" at your station.   Stephen's project covers the 40/20/10 Meter Amateur Radio Bands.  Also, the 40 meter segments can be used on the 15 Meter Band.  This is a fun project which can be made at a minimum of cost and time. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5rfs2y5PCw. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are a few comments from Stephen (K4SRF): 3,402 views Dec 31, 2023 PENSACOLA In this video, I will be designing ...

Here's another great HF antenna idea from Mike (M0MSN0. In this video, we get a clear, simple explanation of how to design, build, and test a "Fan Dipole Antenna." If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_j9Hr5BLLg Here are some comments from Mike (M0MSN): Fan Dipole : How it works. Aimed at anyone with an interest of DIY antenna building. this is a rather oversimplified explanation of how the "Fan Dipole" works. As a cut length of wire is resident at a given frequency with a impedance of 50 Ohms, If you feed RF energy to the wire at the same frequency, the wire will radiate the RF with little to no returned energy. If however you move away from that frequency the impedance of the wire changes and the cut wire becomes resistive, the RF energy being pass it will start being return to to its source, (high SWR) A Fan Dipole has multiple cut lengths of wire, resident and key freq...