Simple Ham Radio Antennas

If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBna3bhfU. This is post #1082 in a continuing series on "Simple Ham Radio Antennas." For those of you interesting in experimental antenna designs, you may want to build Kevin Loughin's D loop directional half magnetic loop transmitting antenna.  Kevin says he got the idea for this unusual antenna from his research into NVIS (near vertical incident skywave ) antenna systems used by the military. Kevin decided to rotate the design vertically and "make a directional magnetic loop."  Kevin says the antenna works "surprisingly well."  The antenna resembles the once popular DDDR antenna described in older editions of the " ARRL Antenna Book." For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrl

WB3GCK's Field Day Antenna Inverted L (80M-10M) (http://www.qsl.net/wb3gcl/inverted_l.html). Accessed on 25 March 2017, 21:25 hrs, UTC . Author:  Graig A. LaBarge (WB3GCK). Please click link or insert the title URL into your browser search box to read the full article. Comment: Here's another great ARRL Field Day antenna that is simple, portable, and inexpensive.  This easily-made inverted L from Craig (WB3 GCK) will get you on the air quickly with a decent signal covering the 80 meter through 10 meter Amateur Radio bands . Constructing this classic antenna is fairly easy, with most materials available at the nearest hardware or building supply store.  In this case, Craig's antenna uses a 26-foot/7.826 meter Jackite pole to support the vertical section of the antenna, while a convenient tree limb supports the 27-foot/8.231 meter horizontal element.  Craig uses four ground radials, 2 measuring 16-feet/4.878 meters and 2 measuring 32-feet/9.756 meters.  A 4:1 UN

If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su5moLwSn0A. This is post #1081 in a continuing series on "Simple Ham Radio Antennas." The ARRL Field Day is coming, with the event set for Saturday and Sunday, 24-25 June 2017.  Over the next few weeks, I'll be showing some videos from the 2016 Field Day contest, with the emphasis placed on new or interesting antennas used in this emergency communications event. In this video from "videosbymike", we see the popular Alpha Multiband Antenna used with its heavy duty tripod base.  Although propagation wasn't favorable last year, some interesting contacts were made.  Hopefully this video and the ones to follow in the coming weeks will inspire you to create a Field Day antenna that will perform well for your portable operation . For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please check out these websites: http://www.Haw

If you can't view the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7w-jdi-Nv4. This is part 2 of "survivalist2008's" 80-6 meter OCF Dipole Antenna for portable or emergency use.  Now that design, construction, and assembly are complete, we are ready to use the OCF dipole in an actual portable operation.  According to "survivalist2008", the homebrewed OCF Dipole Antenna is "stealthy, and lightweight, and fits into a pocket of the backpack." This antenna could also be useful for radio amateurs living in deed-restricted homes or apartments. For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these sites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnew.wordpress.com. http://www.kh6jrm.info ( breaking news for radio amateurs). Other site of interest: http://hawaiisciencedigest.com (science and technology news for radio amateurs

If you can't view this video, pleases insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuXPsKX6nYw. An off-center fed (OCF) dipole antenna which covers the 80 through 6 meter Amateur Radio bands can be made with locally bought materials and readily available baluns from a variety of Amateur Radio sales outlets.  In this two part video from "Survivalist2008", we learn the basic theory, design, and construction of this unusual dipole antenna.  Part 1 takes you step-by-step through the basic antenna creation process.  In part 2, we will build the OCF and use it to make contacts from a portable ham radio station. 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 ). Other sites of interest: http://hawaiisciencedigest.com (science and

If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVmSIyf1kQ0. With the ARRL Field Day 2017 set for 24-25 June 2017, it may be a good idea to review some basic safety procedures to protect yourself and your equipment.  In this video from the Montgomery Radio Club's Field Day event in June 2016, Tom (W3TDH) show us the proper way to ground your equipment and to protect yourself from lightening strikes. Take the proper precautions and have a safe, productive Field Day 2017. 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 ). Other sites of interest: http://hawaiisciencedigest.com (science and technology news for radio amateurs). https://hawaiiintelligencedigest.com (latest trends in geopolitical intel

If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWGG4A0PcEY. Here's an interesting field antenna for those of us wanting to experiment with unconventional antenna designs.  In this video, Stan Gibilisco (W1GV) discusses the theory, design, construction, and use of a kite-supported antenna for the 7 MHz (40 meter) Amateur Radio band .  I've seen a few of these antennas in action at various ARRL Field Day events, and they seem to work as long as the wind continues and the weather is clear. Please don't use this antenna during a thunderstorm...Benjamin Franklin was lucky--you may not be as fortunate as this 18th century American experimenter.  In this video, Stan describes a rather long (approximately 500 feet/152.430 meters) wire supported by a parafoil kite with the wire making an angle of 30 degrees above ground. For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these we