Simple Ham Radio Antennas

If you use a random length end-fed wire antenna, you'll find this simple L Network "antenna tuner" from Kevin Loughin (KB9RLW) a useful accessory for your antenna experiments. Kevin takes us step-by-step through the design, testing, and use procedures for this basic antenna tool. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXD9rAOM_o4 This is post 2736 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Here are some comments from Kevin: They're really very simple to build. I over-built this one to make it clear for the video, but you could make it smaller, put it in a nice box with labels and paint. ;-) I did just that in a newer video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-fuQ... The antenna I had connected for the demo is an external 98 foot end fed wire. ----- Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).  

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXD9rAOM_o4 This is post 2563 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. One of the most important accessories in your ham shack is the antenna transmatch or "tuner." An antenna tuner is a basic necessity for a variety of antennas, including end-fed random length wires. In this video, Kevin Loughin (KB9RLW) shows us how to build a simple, inexpensive L network tuner for end-fed wire antennas. Here are some comments from Kevin: They're really very simple to build. I over-built this one to make it clear for the video, but you could make it smaller, put it in a nice box with labels and paint. ;-) I did just that in a newer video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-fuQ... ​ The antenna I had connected for the demo is an external 98 foot end fed wire. ----- Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).