Simple Ham Radio Antennas

/ If you're having trouble viewing this video, please insert this title link into your browser search box: https://youtu.be/WMPk45MVFpY.  In this video, Stan Gibilisco (W1GV) shows us how to design, build, and use one of the simplist, most efficient, and easy-to-make HF antennas for radio amateurs.  With the use of open-wire, ladder line, or television twin lead and a balanced antenna transmatch ("tuner"), you can use any amateur radio band between 80 meters and 10 meters without cumbersome traps, add-ons, or difficult tuning procedures.  If you don't have a balanced tuner, you can run the ladder line into a 4:1 balun, and connect the junction to your antenna transmatch with a short length of 50 ohm coaxial cable.  To cover 80 through 10 meters, each segment of the open-wire dipole antenna should be approximately 20 meters/65.6 feet long.  This antenna is often called a "doublet".  Get this antenna as high as possible for the best DX coverage.  If you don

If you're having trouble viewing this video, please insert this title link into your browser search box: https://youtu.be/PiU6x9aZT7A.  Here's another interesting way to build a simple, effective HF dipole antenna covering 6 meters to 40 meters.  The antenna elements are steel measuring tapes, which can be varied in length to control the resonant frequency of the antenna.  KI4PMI and NC4TB do an excellent job of designing and building this antenna.  Most of the materials can be purchased from the nearest hardware store or building supply outlet. 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 email subscription or by tapping into the blog RSS feed.  Thanks for joining us today! Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

Of Hyperbands and Hams (http://www.radiomagazine.com/deep-dig/0005/of-hyperbands-and-hams-37408). Accessed on 17 February 2016, 22:45 hrs, UTC. Author: "The Wandering Engineer." Please click link or insert address into you browser search box. Comment: As a former broadcast news director and part-time broadcast engineer , I still remain fascinated by the communications wonder known as AM radio.  This article by the anonymous "Wandering Engineer"  struck a familiar chord and reinforced a wonderful memory.  According to this experienced radio engineer, not enough of us in the Amateur Radio Community talk about the "hyperband" and its standard medium wave broadcast cousin or the role ham radio plays in our profession. The author believes it was the "romance" of AM radio many years ago that spurred our interest in becoming amateur radio operators and, eventually, broadcast engineers.  You can get a feel for what the standard broadcast band

If you're having trouble viewing this video, please insert this title link into your browser search box: https://youtu.be/rTMMG0AeKMg.  Great video from Alex (PA1FOX) on how to install the popular ZS6BKW antenna on an ordinary city lot. This antenna is an improved and more efficient variant of the G5RV HF antenna.  Alex's instructions are simple, direct, and nearly fool-proof.  Just be careful if your antenna installation will be attached to a steep-sloping roof such as Alex's. 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 email 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 viewing this video, please insert this title link into your browser search box: https://youtu.be/PaxSetTYIh8.  This is part 3 of Randy Hall's (K7AGE) New Ham Shack project.  Randy recently moved to coastal Oregon and has been documenting his efforts to set up new antennas, build a new ham shack, and more efficiently connect all of his equipment.  In this superbly done video, Randy begins the set up of his audio system.  He first shows us how to deal with the DIN connectors at the rear of his Kenwood TS-2000 for audio and input and output.  The connections are made easier by using a homemade audio connector breakout box that he made for his transceiver.  There are lots of good ideas in this video series.  To access parts 1 and 2, please visit https://www.youtube.com/user/K7AGE/videos.  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 Rus