Simple Ham Radio Antennas

ARRL Field Day is set for the last full weekend in June.  If you need a simple, effective multiband HF antenna for this annual event, please consider the end-fed antenna described by Michael (KB9VBR), Joe (KD9CJX), and Jerry (W9GLG) in this short video. If you can't see the video, please go here:   All About End Fed Antennas, Field Day Educational Activity - Ham Radio Q&A - YouTube Here are some comments from Michael (KB9VBR): oe, KD9CJX and Jerry W9GLG give a presentation on end fed antennas at the Wisconsin Valley Radio Association's 2021 ARRL Field Day. This was the group's educational activity for Field Day. Become a patron! Unlock exclusive content at: https://www.patreon.com/kb9vbrantennas Support Ham Radio Q&A by shopping at Amazon: http://amzn.to/2kO6LH7 Read my blog: http://www.jpole-antenna.com Timestamp 00:00 Introduction 01:25 What is an end fed antenna 05:02 Why end fed antennas require impedance matching 07:40 Half Wave End Fed Antennas 08:1

Antennas for the 80 and 160 meter Amateur Radio bands can present a difficult challenge for radio amateurs living in restricted housing or on small urban lots. If you're facing this situation, this magnetic loop antenna from Kevin Loughin (KB9RLW) could get you back on the air. If you can't see the video, please go here:  (1) Ham Radio - 80 160 meter magnetic loop transmitting antenna - YouTube Here are some comment from Kevin: This is my 6 foot diameter magloop for 80 and 160 meters. I create a two turn outer loop to get down to 160 and it works very well. I checked in to a local 160 meter net and 4 out of 5 stations could hear me. Pretty neat for a 6ft antenna! There have been a few questions about the capacitor I used. Measured on my old Heathkit RLC bridge, it looks to be around 20-700pf with about 1mm plate spacing. I've pushed it to 40 watts without an arc. I also built a mini loop out of junkbox parts for fun. It's 1 foot square and works really well.

If you want to experiment with antennas for the 630 meter Amateur Radio band, then this magloop project from Kevin Loughin (KB9RLW) is for you. If you can't see the video, please link to the video here:  Ham Radio - 630 meter magloop observations and first contact - YouTube Here are some comments from Kevin: Things I've learned about the loop and CW on 630 meters. Also, my first contact. If you like my videos, please subscribe here: http://www.youtube.com/user/loughkb?s... If you want me to keep making more videos like this, consider becoming my patron at Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/kb9rlw/ Discuss this and other videos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kb9rlw/ Hit me up on the echolink repeater down by my house: W9TE (Node: 519521) ----- Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).  

If you need a compact, inexpensive antenna for the 20-Meter Amateur Radio band, please consider this delta loop design from Hiram Vazquez. This easily-built antenna is perfect for home and portable use. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:   How to build a Delta Loop Antenna - YouTube Here are some additional comments from Hiram: This video explains how to build a Delta Loop antenna and a Q-Match for it. The Q-Match will make the antenna resonant at 50 ohms at the feedpoint. This eliminates having to buy an expensive balun. The Delta Loop is bi-directional and has some gain. It is compact, easy to construct and inexpensive. You may already have all the components lying around. Good luck. ----- Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).  

If you need a 2 meter FM antenna with some gain, please try this Vertical Extended Double Zepp Antenna from Australian radio amateur Peter Parker (VK3YE). This simple antenna is ideal for both home and portable use. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:   Vertical extended double zepp antenna for 2 metres FM (and more!) - YouTube Here are some comments from Peter about this antenna: A very simple but very good omnidirectional vertical antenna for VHF FM simplex and repeaters. But that's not all. What is it? It's a extended double zepp antenna for 2m. And it does 6m as well. Watch to find out how easy one is to build. PS: If you liked this video please consider supporting Amateur Radio VK3YE by: * Subscribing on YouTube, * Checking my books page at https://books.vk3ye.com * Shopping on Amazon via: https://amzn.to/3iiDQXv , or * Shopping on eBay via: https://ebay.us/i9DuWP (then if you buy something I'll get a small co

A well-organized, easy-to-follow tutorial on how to make a multi-band HF dipole antenna.  The antenna covers the 40, 20, 15, 10, and 6 meter Amateur Radio bands. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:   Building A Multi-Band HF Dipole Antenna - YouTube Here are some general comments from WD0AKX ("Radio Ham Guy"): Here I build a multi-band dipole antenna for HF use on 40-20-15-10-6 meters. Some call this a fan dipole. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).  

Thanks to "Tech Minds" for this easy-to-build multi-band end fed antenna.  The antenna owes its success to the 49:1 balun which matches the nominal 50 ohm impedance of your HF transceiver to the higher impedance of the end fed antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  49:1 End Fed Half Wave Multi-Band HF Antenna 80m - 10m - YouTube Here are some comments from "Tech Minds": Here we take a look at an End Fed Half Wave antenna which is resonant on many HF bands due to a 49:1 matching unit being used. Antenna Design Plans: http://www.infotechcomms.net/download... Products used in my videos can be purchased through my Amazon storefront. US ► https://www.amazon.com/shop/techminds UK ► https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/techminds Support This Channel by becoming a Patreon. My Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/techminds My Twitter ► https://twitter.com/techmindsyt My Amazon ► https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wis