Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  Thanks to Simon Stribing (VA7BIX) for this fascinating, nearly perfect "stealth" antenna for your home station or for that "go bag" you use for portable operations. Simon shows us how to use a common tarp to support a full wave loop antenna for 15 meters.  The "Magic Tarp" antenna can also be used as a long wire to tap into the 40 meter Amateur Radio band. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvn9H0CYBNo. Here are some comments from Simon (VA7BIX): G'day mates - this 10 x 12 Magic "Tarp" antenna is crazy cool - as stealth as they come, and if you were camping, no one would know you've got an antenna up. Not only that - it works as a FULL LOOP on 15 meters, and then a long wire which happens to be absolutely resonant on 40 meters, and it TRIPLES as an incredible ground radial. This video was shot in my backyard, with lots of noise, and also the feedpoi