While camping by Lake Eyre, VK5AH invented a new antenna, better than the mobile whip. It clips onto the mobile mount and is hoisted onto a nearby tree. It works well at a 45-degree angle and can be adjusted for 160 meters.
Category: Homebrew
G5RV All-Band HF Antenna
This article discusses the characteristics of a 102 ft. center-fed dipole antenna strung between two 37 ft. poles. It explores predicted feedpoint impedance variations across different frequencies and the corresponding impact on the VSWR for various feedlines, based on EZNEC antenna modeling software predictions. It also analyses how alterations in element lengths of antennas significantly affect their performance at higher frequencies.
T-MATCH ATU
C1 250pF or more C2 250pF or more L1 31 mH 39 turns, 2 Inches (51mm) Diameter, 4 Inches (102mm) long. Tapped at 20T, 14T, 9T, 5T L2 0.25 mH 4 turns 1.2 Inches (30.5mm) Diameter, 2 Inches long. I used silver plated copper wire for L1 and L2. If you use enamelled copper wire,…
EH Antenna for 80 M
EH Antenna for 80 meters band,
an ultra compact antenna for 3.6 MHz
10 meter Moxon Yagi Beam
A moxon beam antenna for 10 meters band
A 3 Element Mono-band Yagi for 20 Meters
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…
Six Meter Yagi Antenna
A four element Yagi Antenna for 50 MHz band. The reflector and the director elements can be mounted directly to the metallic boom, while the Driven element must be insulated from the boom. The driven element is basically a simple folded dipole and foreseen a 4:1 balun. Usage of a folded dipole as driven element…
Compact 20m Yagi
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…
70cm Quadruple Quad
Quadruple Quad by Richard Price BSc. MSc. GW0VMW A suitable high gain 70cms antenna for SOTA operation was sought that did not have the drawbacks of a long Yagi antenna, principally a narrow beamwidth and bandwidth. This is important as operating from a hilltop on a relatively under used band requires as broad a catchment…
1:4 Current Balun
Article by N5ESE Here’s yet another handy little Altoids QRP project. This makes a great travel companion to the 1:1 current balun and is intended to aid in tuning a balanced antenna or feedline that has a high impedance (100-600 ohms). I’ve even used it successfully to tune a 20 meter, 1/2-wave vertical with 4…