Simple Ham Radio Antennas

Informative, easy-to-follow tutorial on how to build a multiband HF vertical antenna. Thanks to Stephen Payne (W0KNI) for this portable version of the "classic" fanned dipole antenna.  Stephen uses several 3D printed parts for this project. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMbJzvLesMc This is post 2760 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Here are some comments from Stephen: In this video I'm going to show you how I combined the fun hobbies of Amateur Radio and 3D Printing to create a DIY Multiband Vertical Dipole antenna system. We will build, erect, tune and get on the air today - so keep watching! Thanks to my QSO's out there - KF6YIJ and KX7TL. Sections: 00:00 Intro 00:48 Antenna Analyzer 01:13 3D Parts Used 05:07 Setting Up Antenna 08:01 Testing Antenna 11:22 Making Contacts 13:07 Summary And Costs STIL Files Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1wLSUVBPMI This is post 2293 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Thanks to Gil of the "RadioPreppers.com" website for this two-part tutorial on designing, building, testing, and using a 30M delta loop antenna. In part one, Gil shows us the materials and construction practices needed to bring this antenna to life.  He also describes the mistakes he made in making the antenna--something he corrects in part 2.  The video takes us step-by-step through this interesting antenna project. Here are some of Gil's observations from part 1: "Since my 6m Delta Loop seems to work pretty well I decided to build one for the 30m band to be used with my Spiderbeam 12m mast. Unfortunately I cut it too short. The balun works well. I need to try a quarter wave of 75 Ohm coax instead, just for testing... Note that fed a one lower corne

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA4loiihJwE .  This is post 2247 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. One of the best all-around HF antennas is the multi-band doublet. The antenna is simple, inexpensive, and covers several HF bands with the aid of a parallel feed line and a balanced antenna "tuner." In this well-made video, Kevin Loughin (KB9RLW) presents a two-part series on the theory, design, construction, and use of this versatile antenna. Here are some of Kevin's remarks: "One of the antennas I've wanted to play with for awhile. In this video, we look at the antenna and it's design, and then my build of the antenna. In part 2, we'll look at it's performance and try it out on the air. Link to web site mentioned in the vid: http://webclass.org/k5ijb/antennas/Al... Link to the PDF mentioned: http://www.orarc.net/MultibandCenterf

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7-ttbOaLvM&t=78s. A fascinating and educational video tutorial on how to create a portable amateur radio station for a RV (recreational vehicle).  Randy Hall (K7AGE) dropped by the 2018 Quartzfest in Arizona to interview Jeri Ellsworth (AI6TK) and Amy Herndon (AI6ZU) as they prepared to operate at this annual festival for RV owners.  It's interesting to note how Jeri and Amy worked around grounding and antenna problems to get their mobile station on the air.  Some of the suggestions discussed in this video could be useful for radio amateurs operating in deed-restricted properties (HOAs/CC&Rs). For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. http://www.arrl.org. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a weekly podcast which is updated each Friday). http://amateurradionewsinformation.co