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Simple Ham Radio Antennas--HF-Powered Drone Antenna. Post #878.

HF-Powered Drone Antenna (http://www.hackaday.com/2016/08/hf-powered-drone-antenna). (http://www.eham.net/articles/37439). Reporter:  Elliot Williams. Please click underlined title link or enter the title URL into your browser search box to read the full report and to see the video of the experiment. Comment: If you have no room for a tower, but still want the performance edge extra height gives your VHF/UHF signal, you may want to try this intriguing idea from Glenn (N6FN). Glenn has built a rig that "transmits significant power using a thin wire.  The wire is used to send the power at high frequency down the wire at which point it becomes more like a transmission line than a conductor."  Glenn adds that his signal " is rectified to DC on the other end to power a quadcopter drone" supporting the antenna wire. Glenn has included some interesting graphics and a video showing the evolution of the drone supported antenna. For the latest Amateur Radio news