Simple Ham Radio Antennas

. If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B0wCP2Tsdw. Here's a simple, efficient, and inexpensive HF dipole antenna that covers 80 meters to 6 meters.  The key to multiband operation is the use of 300 ohm twin lead as a feeder and a 1:1 ATU balun.  You can also use 450 ohm ladder line or home made balanced line into a 1:4 current balun and then connecting the antenna feed line and balun to an antenna "tuner" with a short length of 50 ohm coaxial cable.  W5XJ provides a list of easily obtainable materials for this versatile antenna.  If you have only one tall support, you can configure the antenna as a dipole "sloper" antenna. For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.com. http://www.arrl.org. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a weekly

If you're having trouble viewing this video, please insert this URL into your browser search box: https://youtu.be/5B0wCP2Tsdw. Here's a very simple multi band dipole antenna designed by W5XJ. This dipole antenna is 110 feet/33.54 meters long and uses 450 ohm ladder line as the feed line.  The ladder line is fed into a 4:1 balun and then into an automatic LDG antenna tuner with a short length of 50 ohm coaxial cable.  The antenna is usable from 6 meters to 80 meters using an antenna tuner.  Most of the materials can be bought at the nearest hardware or home improvement store. You can order ladder line and coaxial cable from a variety of online sources.  I've built similar antennas with excellent results.  For the latest Amateur Radio news and events, please check out the blog sidebars.  These news feeds are updated daily. You can follow our blog community with a free email subscription or by tapping into the blog RSS feed. Thanks for joining us today!  Aloha es 73 de Rus