Simple Ham Radio Antennas

A good, straight forward video showing how to design, make, and test a basic 20 meter dipole antenna.   The video takes you step-by-step through each phase of antenna construction. When you finish this project, you'll have an excellent antenna suitable for both home and portable use. Here are some additional comments from the "transmitting until robots replace us" video channel. If you are new to Amateur Radio and looking to put up a horizontal dipole antenna, this video is for you! We go step by step through the process of building this simple antenna and then put it up and show you that it does work, even from a really low 12 foot height! Like and Subscribe to get notified when we put out new videos. We are just getting started (December 2020 / January 2021), and appreciate feedback and suggestions on future content. A few years ago when I started my journey with Amateur Radio, I read and watched a lot about antennas. I loved the idea of making my own, but I didn

  Thanks to Steve (K5ATA) for this 40 meter dipole antenna project.  As built, the antenna is strong, weather resistant, and suitable for both home station use and field operations, such as the ARRL Field Day event. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OghxGaAvkE Here are some comments from Steve (K5ATA): Welcome to another episode of Ham Radio Basics. This episode is all about how to build that dipole antenna. I needed a dipole antenna for portable use in my POTA activations. You can build a dipole with, or without a balun. It is a good idea to wrap the coax a few times to form a choke when not using a balun. Please SUBSCRIBE and LIKE. WEBPAGE: http://www.goodgamehamradio.com FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/goodgamebees TWITTER: https://twitter.com/goodgame_K5ATA INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/goodgame_ha... ----- Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

Here's a handy Amateur Radio Antenna Kit that you can use for both home and portable operations. In this video, Josh Nass (KI6NAZ) assembles a variety of readily available materials for making antennas for that unforeseen "emergency."  This kit is perfect for outdoor activities such as the ARRL Field Day during the last full weekend of June. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c19QJVG_r4 Here are some comments from Josh (KI6NAZ): Can you turn just about any metal into an antenna? With this kit you might be able to. Contents of the kit can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradioc... The fabulous Tukk 2 can be found here. https://tacticalkeychains.com https://countycomm.com/products/titan... HamTactical.com is LIVE! HRCC Merch Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content: https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi Links to products in the video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/

Thanks to M6STL for this ultra-simple 2m/70cm antenna made from a length of RG-8 coaxial cable. This project is perfect for both home and field use.  Put one of these antennas in your "go-kit" for emergencies. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZG3dgYz3s8 Here are few comments about the project: "My homebrew 2m/70cm coax dipole antenna, made from 5 meters of rg8x coax cable, works pretty well." Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).  

  If you need an efficient portable HF antenna for field or home use, then check out this video from Julian (OH8STN). The antenna is an off-center fed dipole design from Chameleon Antennas.   Julian tests the antenna in an actual field installation and gets some excellent results from his QRP transceiver. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browsers search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFN34devU1o Here are some comments from Julian (OH8STN): Portable Ham Radio Antenna 5,214 views • May 25, 2022 • Hello operators In this episode of OH8STN ham Radio, we test an off center fed dipole as an ultra portable HF antenna option for QRP field station. The antenna is the OCF 40 from chameleon antenna. The HF dipole is resonant on 40, 20 and 10 meters. It handles 50 watts SSB and 20 watts all other modes. Join me as we test this off center fed dipole with the Xiegu X6100 running on solar power and Icom IC-705 running an NVIS winlink session on 40 meters

  Thanks to Tim (G5TM) for this easily assembled 6-band vertical antenna suitable for both portable and home use. Radio amateurs living in deed-restricted apartments and homes will find this antenna project valuable for their operations. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C-vA2NTL60 Here are some comments from Tim (G5TM): A quick to throw up multi-band vertical covering 6 bands and can give you some great performance for DX, especially when portable. Connect with my channel by subscribing and commenting. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

Thanks to Hayden of the "Ham Radio DX" video channel for this helpful, informative introduction to antenna design. Hayden does a good job of outlining what must be avoided in designing, building, and using your new ham radio antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cDB60r-rJw Here are some comments from Hayden: Have you struggled with building quality ham radio antennas? High SWR? Problems with feedline? Well in this video I explore 5 common basic mistakes and tips for amateur radio antenna builders to help you get the most from your efforts. Buy MFJ products here: https://geni.us/afyHF #HamRadio #MFJ #Antenna ✅ Subscribe Now to Ham Radio DX! https://bit.ly/2lvUGsD Ham Radio DX on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VK7HH/ Ham Radio DX on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HamRadioDX Ham Radio DX on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamradiodx If you'd like to support this