Simple Ham Radio Antennas

If you're having trouble seeing this video, please insert the following URL into your browser search box: https://youtu.be/5y85c4Lys-o.  This well made video tutorial from "videosbymike" shows us the simple procedure of hooking up the popular LDG YT 100 Autotuner to the versatile Yaesu FT-857 D HF/VHF/UHF transceiver.  The operator is using the Alpha EZ Military Antenna, which is attached to his condominium balcony in Sanford, Florida .  He also shows us his emergency power system , consisting of 2 X 30 wattt solar panels from Goal Zero , which charge an 80 AH AGM Duracell Battery .  Nice system.  For the latest Amateur Radio news and events, please check out the blog sidebars.  These news feeds are updated daily. You can follow our blog community with a free e-mail subscription or by tapping into the blog RSS feed . Thanks for joining us today!  Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Related articles Letter Re: How to Obtain Your Amateur Radio License, by N.M. Sen

If you'r having trouble seeing this video, please insert the following URL into your browser search box: https://youtu.be/CM1GisogMxc. Fascinating antenna and mast project from Chris Smith.  Smith shows us how to build a quick-deployment mast for portable or emergency use.  In this video, Smith builds a 14-ft/4.26 meters mast with an attached 2 meter, 1/4 wavelength ground plane antenna.  The mast can be extended with four more steel sections to get about 24-ft/7.31 meters of total height above ground.  Smith says the antenna is light in weight and is easy to build, erect, and take down.  Nice project.  For the latest Amateur Radio news and events, please check out the blog sidebars.  These news feeds are updated daily.  You can follow our blog community with a free e-mail subscription or by tapping into the blog RSS feed.  Thanks for joining us today! Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Related articles ARRL "Clarity on Amateur Radio Parity" Statement Separates

If you're having trouble seeing this video, please insert the following URL into your browser search box: https://youtu.be/qGjA2MRFXYw. If you would like to do some simple and revealing antenna experiments, just follow the instructions in this excellent video tutorial by David Lonard.  David show us how to build an inverted V antenna for low frequency wideband interferometry at 60 MHz .  If I remember correctly, interferometry is a group of technologies in which waves, usually electromagnetic, are superimposed to extract information about the waves.  These technologies can also analyze light and sound waves .  This would make a great weekend project for those experimentally inclined.  For the latest Amateur Radio news and events, please check out the blog sidebars.  These news feeds are updated daily.  Thanks for joining us today!  Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Related articles Fast Food Drive-Thru Frequencies WebSDR supports Meteor Scatter enthusiasts On Stereo Sepa

A nice review of the "MP1 Super Antenna" from "Tinker Tom (W5CYF). If you're having trouble seeing this video, please insert this URL into your browser search box: https://youtu.be/ez46r7CX_h8.  While this isn't a "scientific review", W5CYF is satisfied with the antenna's performance and says the screwdriver-patterned antenna "is a viable alternative to the end-fed (antenna) where no trees are available."  The MP1 would also be a possible alternative antenna for those living in deed-restricted apartments or homes.  For the latest Amateur Radio news and events, please check out the blog sidebars. These news feeds are updated daily.  You can follow our blog community with a free e-mail subscription or by tapping into the blog RSS feed.  Thanks for joining us today!  Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

If you're having trouble seeing this video, please insert the following URL into your browser search box: https://youtu.be/Ln1TDI2NEiw. This is part 2 of "Tinker John's (W5CYF) tutorial on assembling and testing a S9v Antenna Kit designed for 20 meters.  If you follow the instructions carefully, you'll succeed in making an efficient portable and emergency antenna .  Tinker John says the antenna works best with a unun or balun and a ground radial or counterpoise system. The radial system supplies "the missing half" of the antenna.  The more radials the better.  I built a similar system a few years ago out of PVC pipe and #12 AWG house wire and found that a radial field of 12 to 16 quarter wave radials seemed to work best for my location.  Your mileage may vary.  The video is well-done and offers quite a few helpful hints.  For the latest Amateur Radio news and events, please check out the blog sidebars.  These news feeds are updated daily. Thanks