Simple Ham Radio Antennas

If you want to make a simple, effective DX antenna, then this 20 meter Half Square design from Chuck (KK6USY) may be what you need. Chuck takes us step-by-step through the design, construction, and testing phase of this useful antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lnxlc9Q17U Here are some comments from Chuck (KK6USY): In this videoI show how I make your own DIY 20m Half Square antenna with brackets I made on my 3D printer. Can’t put up a really high horizontal antenna for 80-meter DXing? Maybe the vertically polarized “Half-Square” might bethe antenna for you. Merch. : https://kk6usy-ham-radio-adventures.m... As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Ferrule crimp tool, https://amzn.to/3zDOOPS Silicone wire, https://amzn.to/3zDuGgV Female BNC, https://amzn.to/3K2cfYe Reference sites: Hamuniverse, https://www.hamuniverse.com/wb3aywcur... Rudy Sevems, https://rudys.typep

If you want a low angle, QRP portable DX antenna, please consider this modified "Bobtail Curtain" design from Australian Amateur Radio operator Peter Parker (VK3YE). The antenna is easy to make for HF bands from 14 MHz to 28 MHz.  The antenna can be made from locally available materials. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cnc14VW8Ro Here are some comments from Peter (VK3YE): A great antenna for HF portable QRP DX. Consider it if you want a low radiation angle for DX, don't have very tall masts and wish to operate on or near a conductive surface. A good write-up on the Bobtail Curtain is here: http://www.antentop.org/w4rnl.001/scv... 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 vi

You don't have to spend a lot of money to make a sturdy, efficient Moxon Antenna for the 2 meter Amateur Radio Band. In this video from Sean ("Ham Radio Dude"), we see how a few old camper stools, a length of RG-59 coaxial cable, a few nuts and bolts, pvc pipe, and several spacers can be converted into a portable 2 meter Moxon Antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpb4dM41_8Q Here are a few comments from Sean: I had the opportunity to find some old Camping stools from SAVERS, a local thrift store, so I destroyed them and made a Moxon antenna! I have heard the stories of a Lawn chair dipole and Yagi - (Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5doak... for Ham Radio Crash Course's Lawn Chair Dipole) or https://qsysociety.org/2009/01/04/6-m... for a 6 meter lawn chair moxon (This idea is nothing new) Links referenced: Antenna Top Moxon build instructions (VERY GOOD INSTRU

If you need a simple, efficient 5 band HF antenna, then this modified End Fed Half Wave Antenna from Hayden (VK4YE) is for you. The antenna measures 25 meters long (82 feet) and uses a counterpoise and a 49:1 impedance matching network.  A wide range antenna transmatch (i.e. "tuner") should be able to help keep SWR within limits. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLteM18NnYc Here some observations from Hayden (VK4YE): Here are my experiments and modifications with an EFHW (end-fed half wave) based on the VK4YE design, testing, 80m loading coil, the coax counterpoise, and the common mode toroids. This allows a antenna for smaller spaces and backyards. The BEST Multiband HF Antenna for Limited Spaces! 👉 https://youtu.be/OOBgqFYhV6I Toroids 👉 https://geni.us/zl6H FT-240-43 👉 https://geni.us/qpzIxP (Amazon) FT140-31 👉 https://geni.us/ps6to (Amazon) VK4YE http://sarc.org.au/wp-con