Simple Ham Radio Antennas

How to reengineer a commercial 5/8 wave CB antenna for the 10 Meter Amateur Radio Band. "Ianxfs" takes us step-by-step through the design, reconfiguration, construction, and testing of an adapted CB antenna dedicated to the 10 Meter Band. If you can't see the video, please check insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eboJV6rY4a4 Here are some comments from "Ianxfs": Further development of a design from the website below where a commercial 5/8ths wave CB antenna is reverse engineered. This enhanced model is tuned specifically for the 10m amateur band and also adopts a ferrite choke, which is an improved option over the air-wound choke which is also shown in the build. The parts for this simple DIY build probably already exist in your shack? If not, they come to about £5 for the air-wound choke model, or about £10 if you go for the ferrite choke model. A list of parts: Main Antenna = 3.5m RG58 coax + 3.25m of insulat...

If you have an old CB (11-meter) 5/8 wave antenna, you may be able to convert it to 10 meter use. In this video, Ian shows us how to make a 5/8 wave 10 meter antenna from an old CB antenna and a few easily obtainable parts. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:   5/8th Wave 10m Vertical Antenna Build - YouTube Here are some comments from Ian: Further development of a design from the website below where a commercial 5/8ths wave CB antenna is reverse engineered. This enhanced model is tuned specifically for the 10m amateur band and also adopts a ferrite choke, which is an improved option over the air-wound choke which is also shown in the build. The parts for this simple DIY build probably already exist in your shack? If not, they come to about £5 for the air-wound choke model, or about £10 if you go for the ferrite choke model. A list of parts: Main Antenna = 3.5m RG58 coax + 3.25m of insulated wire Air-Wound Choke = 3.6m RG58 ...