A 5/8 Wave Length Antenna for the 17 meter ham radio band.
The 17 meter (18.068 MHz-18.168 MHz) Amateur Radio Band is perfect for antenna experimentation. In this video, Colin (MM0ODX) builds, tests, and uses a 5/8 wave antenna for this WARC Band allocation. The antenna is easy-to-make and performs very well. If you a can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpuMmD2EDG0. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Colin (MM0ODX): This is my 5/8 vertical antenna for 18mhz complete with L/C matching. Here is the link to SimNEC - http://www.ae6ty.com/smith_charts.html Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript MM0OPX Field Radio 6.39K subscribers Videos About