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Vertical Hamsticks Dipole | H.O.A. Ham Antenna Hacks.

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  Thanks to experimenter A.J. Modelz for this intriguing way to get on the air from a HOA-restricted home, apartment, or condominium. All you need are two identical "Hamstick" antennas, a few pieces of metal, some nuts and bolts, and a coaxial cable to return to the airwaves without your neighbors reporting such activities to your HOA board. The project in this video focuses on the 17 meter band (18.068 MHz-18.168 MHz), although the same design could by used for any HF amateur radio band. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R40UkSxQsD0&t=27s. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from the video: Ham Radio Operators - this could be a solution to enjoy making contacts if you have H.O.A. antenna restrictions.. Update: I was able to contact a station on 17M today (9/10/22) with this vertical configuration. They were about 1,200 miles awa

20m Vertical DX Antenna-Simple to build and amazing performance.

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  If you need a simple, high performance DX antenna for the 20 meter Amateur Radio band, please try this antenna project from Romanian radio amateur, Ciprian Popica (YO6DXE). This easy-to-make antenna is a modified "Vertical L Antenna", which provides a low take-off angle for your DX operations. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jWprdsuR6k. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are a few comments from Ciprian (YO6DXE): I discovered this 20m vertical DX antenna quite some time ago and recommended it to all my friends. It's a simple to build antenna and it has amazing performance. I have to say thanks a lot to ‪@theradiorover‬ for sharing that video. Thank you Frédéric - ON7WZ as well for the nice QSO. 73, YO6DXE Get $5 of NEW USER FREE CREDIT using PCBWay. Full feature custom PCB prototype services, PCB assembly, SMD stencils and CNC / 3D Printing: https

Building a vertical dipole antenna for 6 meters.

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  How would you like to explore the 6 meter Amateur Radio Band with an effective, efficient, and inexpensive antenna? In this video, Walt (SP/K4OGO) shows what can be done with a simple vertical dipole antenna for "The Magic Band." Walt uses this antenna to make some interesting contacts.  Construction is easy and the cost fairly low. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsPPRDW6JIw Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here some comments from Walt (SP/K4OFO): How to build a simple vertical dipole antenna for the 6 meter band. #hamradioantenna #verticaldipole #6meterhamradio Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript COASTAL WAVES & WIRES 22.2K subscribers Videos About Salty Walt's Patreon