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How-to-build, cut & tune an end fed halfwave ham radio antenna.

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Halfwave end-fed HF antennas are the preferred tools for many amateur radio operators. In this video from Josh Nass (KI6NAZ), we get a full tutorial on how to build, trim, and tune this popular HF antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxhT9uObigs Here are some comments from Josh: There are quite a lot of End Fed Half Wave antenna kits on the market and assembling them is all pretty much the same process. While tuning an End Fed can be complicated the first time, these are my tips to make it much easier! ☕ Coffee And Ham Radio Antenna Kits: https://coffee-and-ham-radios.square.... 📻 K6ARK 100 Watt Antenna Kits: https://amzn.to/3Y0GzJv 📻 Thanks to Rig Expert for sending me a Stick 500 to review: https://rigexpert.com/products/antenn... 📻 Gigaparts for sending me their new mast to check out: https://www.gigaparts.com/20-foot-ult... 📻 And MFJ for the 1914 Mast holster: https://mfjenter