Original article by K7ZB The simple 15′ vertical antenna shown mounted on the railing of our second floor deck has produced almost 200 countries worked around the world… VQ9’s in Chagos and 3B8’s on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, TX0DX on Chesterfield Reef, VK0MM on Macquarie Island in the Antarctic region, BQ9P on Pratas Island…
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A cheap J-Pole antenna for 50 Mhz
Need a general purpose antenna on “6 – the magic band” ? The J-Pole is an easy-to-build and inexpensive device that provides an omni-directional vertically polarised antenna without the need for a ground plane. In technical terms, it is an end fed vertical 1/2 wave which is fed via a 1/4 wave matching stub. If…
Indoor antenna for 7 Mhz
I’m looking to setup a hidden / indoor antenna, and i’ve found a couple of interesting articles on hidden / stealth antennas This small antenna can allow hams which lack space to install an antenna for 40 meters. This project has been originally produced by F6CYV. I’m going to test this antenna in the coming weeks. I…
Super Loop Antenna
G5RV verses Superloop 80 Many operators with small lots, a G5RV is what can fit for the 80 and 40 meter bands. The G5RV is 102 feet long and has a 34 foot section of twinlead followed by coax into the shack, possibly with some sort of RF choke on the coax. The ends are…
