Simple Ham Radio Antennas

Cheap and easy to build 2 meter antennas. Post #1513. http://www.hamuniverse.com/2mtrcheap.html. Accessed on 05 June 2018, 0035 UTC, Post #1513. Author:  Don (N4UJM). Please click link to view the complete article. Comment: Do you need a cheap, easily assembled, mostly "stealthy", and completely portable 2 meter antenna? If you do, then this article from Don (N4UJM) is worth reading. In his post, Don describes 3 simple 2 meter antennas that can be made from locally available materials: The ultra simple "wire" version that can be suspended from a convenient support.  This antenna can be used indoors or outdoors. A table top 2 meter antenna using a dowel or other simple, weighted support. And a simple beam or yagi antenna incorporating the above designs.  Don also offers some construction and operating tips for these antennas. -------------------------- For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQfj9879K_c. Here's an ultra simple, inexpensive dipole antenna that you can build in a few hours.  Using locally available materials, Bob Plank (KK4DIV) shows us how to design, build, and use a dipole antenna which covers the 40,20, 17, 15, and 10 meter Amateur Radio bands.  Calculators for element lengths can be found online.  Bob used an antenna design program he downloaded from http://hamuniverse.com.  For a bit more flexibility, you may want to substitute 450 ohm ladder line for Bob's coaxial cable feed.  By using ladder line and an antenna transmatch (i.e. "tuner") coupled with a 1:1 or 1:4 current balun, you can get coverage from 80 though 10 meters. For the latest Amateur/Ham 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 p

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKuLDnwuy8M. Inverted V Dipole Antennas are simple, inexpensive, portable, and capable of multiband operations using a variety of options.  In this video, Dave Tadlock (KG0ZZ) uses homebrew coils to convert his inverted V antenna into a dual-band, 40/80 meter antenna.  The video offers valuable suggestions on adjusting the loading coils for optimum efficiency on both 40 and 80 meters.  This coil-loaded 40/80 meter inverted V would make an excellent HF antenna for the upcoming ARRL Field Day, especially now that propagation is favoring 160, 80, and 40 meters. For the latest Amateur/Ham 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 afternoon). https://hamradiohawaii.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.com.

If you can't view the video, please insert this URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1_H-4dw31Q. A short, well organized, and easy to understand presentation discussing dipoles, loops, and vertical antennas that match 50 ohm feed lines.  Callum (M0MCX) does a masterful job of explaining what happens when we change the height and shape of basic wire antennas.  This video was adapted from a club presentation designed  to encourage a deeper understanding of how antennas work. For the latest Amateur/Ham 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 afternoon. https://hamradiohawaii.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.com. https://amateurradionewsinformation.com (Amateur Radio News & Information). Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXzOrw4TUQc. An impressive "antenna farm" from the "Fishing Ham."  Although his outside HF antennas are by no means stealthy, his VHF/UHF antennas in the attic are impressive and completely out of view. The antenna arrangement includes a W3EDP for lower HF use; a vertical dipole for higher HF bands; a DK7ZB 5-element 2 meter beam, homebrews 432/222/1296 MHz yagis; a homebrews 6 meter moxon antenna; and a homebrew log periodic HDTV antenna that can be used on 900 MHz.  Hopefully, this installation will give you some new  antenna ideas. For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. http://www.arrl.org. https://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a weekly podcast which is updated each Friday afternoon). https://hamradiohawaii.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.com. h

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofmUK8o7Jxg. Nicely done video tutorial from "rcobo 101" (AC2RJ) on how to design, build, and use a multiband HF portable vertical antenna.  The material list is short:  35 feet/10.67 meters of speaker wire wrapped as a helix around a 20 foot/16.097 meters fiberglass pole, a sturdy tripod, an antenna transmatch (i.e. "tuner"), a basic ground radial system, a CW key, portable power, and a suitable HF transceiver.  My current vertical at my home station is a variation of this design using 65 feet/19.81 meters of speaker wire mounted as a vertical helix on a 33 foot/10.06 meters telescoping fiberglass pole.  I use 450 ohm ladder line to feed the antenna, which is, in turn, connected to a 4:1 current balun/coax cable combination connected to my trusty Drake MN-4 "tuner."  A modest set of 8 quarter wave radials cut for 7.088 MHz c

If you can't see the video, please enter this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSOt9KRooek. The MFJ-1622 Apartment Antenna has been around for several years, and can be modified to improve its performance on any Amateur Radio band from 40 meters through 2 meters.  The antenna is a good choice for those of use operating in deed-restricted properties governed by HOAs and CC&Rs. In this well-thought out tutorial, "North Carolina Prepper" shows us how to improve the basic design of the MFJ-1622 so it performs at a higher level. I have one of these antennas for portable and emergency use, and  find the antenna works a lot better if you replace the coax feed line with RG-8X and attach a radial wire for each band of use. Of course, changing the tap on the coil would be the first step in upgrading this antenna, but using better coax and using a few radial wires wouldn't hurt, either.  The video does an excellent job of mak