Category: HF Antennas

A 3 Element Mono-band Yagi for 20 Meters

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By Kees Wiegers,  PA5CW (ex-PA3BHS) It looked impossible to get a large beam for 20 meters up a tower, but it was something I always wanted. So after attending a presentation by John Devoldere, ON4UN, of Merelbeke, Belgium, I decided to try and build my own beam. At the presentation, John demonstrated software for designing…

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Compact 20m Yagi

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Article by M0DGQ This yagi antenna is particularly suitable for those with small plots ( myself included ) who wish to use a 2 element 20m yagi. The design is by AB4GX, the original article is listed below ( PDF ). Here different materials have been used for construction as these are easy to obtain…

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N5ESE’s 87 ft Inverted L Portable Antenna?

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Here’s one of my favorite antennas for QRP portable operation. It provides easy setup in the field, is extremely compact, and provides excellent performance on all bands 80 thru 15 Meters. It’s a non-resonant antenna, but don’t think for a minute that you lose anything from that. Using a field-radial system as shown, the feedpoint…

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G5RV Antenna

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This article reports the results of searches performed on the G5RV antenna. As stated in  several articles concerning the G5RV antenna an specially in old French books written by R.A. Raffin, F3AV and R. Piat, F3YX and more recently. Unfortunately years have passed and I only kept in memory that at the bottom of the…

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SWL home made antennas

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Home-made antennas can greatly improve the performance of AM and FM radios, short-wave receivers, and scanners. If you are a talk-radio fan then experiment with the AM band antennas and you will be able to hear shows from all over the country with surprising clarity. Short-wave receivers are always coping with weak signals and they…

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