G3SYC designed this antenna in about 1990. The antenna works best between 15 and 20 feet off the ground, and can be worked some nice dx with it. The antenna is easily folded up and stored away when not in use, and has a minimal impact when erected . SPACING Inches ELEMENT LENGTH (Inches) …
HF Mobile multiband antenna
VE3GK posted this interesting project about an HF Mobile multiband antenna. Can be remotely tuned.
A 50 Ohm Dummy Load
This idea came about after listening to all you Amateurs tuning-up your amplifiers while on-air.It always happens right in the middle of receiving a good SSTV picture! This may give you the idea of building your own (cheap) dummy load and do your tuning through this.You can subsitute the shown value components to handle your…
Some Tips on Sound Card Interfacing to Your Rig
Originally, I set out to simply to record and play back received audio in cases where it was necessary to let other stations hear their own signal as accurately as possible. I soon discovered that there is software out there that also allows SSTV and RTTY via the sound card as well. Most likely there…
Simple double-quad Antenna
A simple 2.4 GHz double QUAD Antenna
Why Are Antennas Built to Look Like They Do?
We come to recognize the proportionate shape and appearance of antennas. If we see a half wavelength dipole we recognize it for the antenna it is. When we see a Ground Plane antenna we know what it is. Its just the same as when we see a Ford automobile next to a Volkswagen we know…
Low Noise Antenna Connection
From: jpd@space.mit.edu (John Doty)Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwaveSubject: Low Noise Antenna ConnectionDate: 26 Nov 1993 16:55:24 GMT It doesn’t take very much wire to pick up an adequate signal for anything but the crudest shortwave receiver. The difference between a mediocre antenna system and a great antenna system isn’t the antenna itself: it’s the way you feed signals…
Antenna mounting height – the higher the better?
For someone surrounded by houses, power lines and trees, a 30m/98ft high tower is desirable. A high tower is also desirable for someone situated on perfectly reflecting ground, such as saltwater. However, in most “real world” cases, the 30m/90ft height is less advantageous than you might think. Why is this the case? The angle of…
70 cm Quagi Antenna
This was my first AO-10 antenna. As goofy as it looked, I managed a few contacts with 10 Watts, including Brazil on SSB. This is a pair of 8-element quagi’s, set up for RHCP. Construction is simple, with no critical tuning elements. They are made from 1/2″ PVC pipe and # 10 wire (stripped from…
G5RV more ideas
The G5RV multiband antenna is a very popular design on the HF bands. The “common” G5RV is configured as a 3/2-wave dipole on 20 meters, and works as either a shortened dipole, or a collinear-fed long wire on the other bands. In this configuration, the overall length is 102 ft, with a 28 to 34…