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HAM RADIO: Your First HF Antenna

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Thanks to Tim (G5TM) for this excellent introduction to HF antennas.  Tim reviews 3 major antenna designs which can be used by both newly licensed hams and experienced operators. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDo6E27Wnd4 Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).  

HAM RADIO: Your First HF Antenna

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If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDo6E27Wnd4 This is post 2548 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Most radio amateurs can remember their first HF antenna with a mixture of elation and disappointment. My first HF antenna was a low-level 40 meter dipole which gave me many contacts, despite its poor design and meager range (mostly NVIS). From that first experiment, I went on to build better antennas which left my original antenna rolled up in the garage. In this well-made video from Tim (G5TM), we see how newly licensed radio amateurs can find their ideal first HF antenna with a minimum of time and effort. Tim does an excellent job of explaining the pros and cons of verticals, dipoles, and end-fed wires. Antenna building is educational and fun, especially when you can make most wire antennas from simple, inexpensive materials. Catch Tim's enthusiasm and build your own antenna to

Ham Radio: Your First HF Antenna

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Do you remember your first HF antenna?  For me, that first "cloud warmer" was a simple inverted vee cut for the 40 meter Amateur Radio band. Since that time (43 years ago), I've moved on to several antenna designs, including beams, loops, and random wires. But I never forgot my humble inverted vee dipole. In this video from Tim (G5TM), we see how a basic dipole antenna can be used to launch your amateur radio "career" and further your antenna knowledge. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxiCMiEik6I This is post 2520 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Tim does an excellent job of explaining basic antenna theory and practice.  Why not build a new antenna today with the suggestions from this video? ----- Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).