Simple Ham Radio Antennas

If you're having trouble viewing this video, please insert this URL link into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXKZfZQRxW8. This is post #1003 in a continuing series of "Simple Ham Radio Antennas." Here's another great idea for an inexpensive, portable, and simple 20 meter Vertical Whip Antenna. The antenna consists of a lightweight, portable base, a telescoping whip antenna , and various lengths of wire for an uncomplicated ground radial system.  The wire and PVC pipe can be bought at the nearest hardware store or home improvement outlet.  The collapsible telescoping mast, clamps, connectors, UHF connectors, and 50 ohm coaxial cable can be ordered from MFJ . Radial wires vary from 12-feet/3.65 meters to 8-feet/2.43 meters, depending on the band of choice.  You can lengthen or shorten the telescoping whip to fit whatever band you choose.  In this video, the whip antenna can be adjusted for 20, 17, and 15 meters without excessive S

Ham Radio--How to make a Frame Aerial for the Medium Wave (https://g4ydm.blogspot.com/2017/01/ham-radio-how-to-make-frame-aerial-for.html). Please click link or insert title URL into your browser to read the full article. Author:  John Allsop (G4YDM). Accessed on 05 January 2017, 05:35 hrs, UTC . Comment: John Allsop (G4YDM) has a fascinating website, which includes many interesting and simple projects that will enhance your enjoyment of Amateur Radio (see https://g4ydm.blogspot.com). In this article, John reaches back to a classic antenna design from the early 1920s which still produces amazing results in receiving signals on the standard broadcast band (medium wave) and on the 160 meter Amateur Radio band, a set of frequencies close to the upper reaches of the AM band .  This simple receiving loop can notch out noise and align itself for the best reception of broadcast and ham radio signals.  Radio amateurs who experiment on the often noisy 160 meter band will find John&

W5ALT Indoor Vertical Antenna. (http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=30221). Author:  Walt (W5ALT). Please click link or insert title URL into your browser search box. Accessed on 03 January 2017, 23:35 hrs, UTC. Comment: Anyone who has operated from a small apartment or has been restricted by HOAs and CC&Rs will readily identify with Walt (W5ALT) and his attempts to use  amateur radio equipment in "stealth mode." Walt's antenna is a loaded vertical that can be tuned to almost any HF amateur radio band. In this post, Walt says he's contacted over 100 countries, all fifty U.S. states on HF, and over 100 grid squares on 6 meters from his small apartment in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Before Walt shows us how to build this small vertical antenna, he explains a few important considerations that apply to almost all vertical antennas, indoors or not. Walt says verticals require a good ground radial system.  Since ground radials can occupy quite a bit

Vertical Delta Loop (http://www.k4vrc.com/uploads/1/0/1/5/10156032/delta_loop_140918.pdf). Author:  K4VRC. Accessed on 02 January 2017, 20:15 hrs, UTC. Please click title link or enter title URL into your browser search box to view the full pdf-formated article. Comment: If you want to build a delta loop antenna, this article from K4VRC is the place for you.  K4VRC has assembled an excellent, clearly explained 31-page document showing radio amateurs how to design, build, and use vertical loop antennas.  The presentation includes useful illustrations about shapes, feed line configurations, and radiation patterns.  K4VRC also compares vertical loop antennas to commonly used dipole and monopole antennas. Additional information on vertical loop antennas can also be found here: http://www.dxzone.com/dx31574/vertical-delta-loops.html. For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.co

If you're having trouble viewing this video, please insert this URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiADqGDBOZk. This is post #999 in a continuing series on "Simple Ham Radio Antennas." In this video, "MrFaralon" show us a simple wooden and aluminum mast he built to support his Comet-15 tri-band (70 cm, 2 m, and 6 m) antenna .  The mast uses a tip up/tip down arrangement to raise and lower the antenna. The antenna is fed by 75-feet/22.86 meters of LMR-400 coaxial cable.  You may want some help in building and erecting this type of mast.  "MrFaralon" says this temporary mast survived some bad weather and wind before he took it down during a move to another home. For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.wordpress.com. http://www.kh6jrm.info (breaking news for radio amateurs ). ht