Building a 9:1 UNUN with FT-140-43 Toroid
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOSf-k3ofUY This is post 2438 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Thanks to Gil of the "RadioPrepper.com" youtube channel for this useful and often necessary accessory for random wire multi-band end-fed wire antennas. The step-by-step assembly process is clear and easy to understand. This would make an excellent weekend project. Here are some general comments from Gil: Building a 9:1 UNUN for a random-wire multi-band end-fed antenna using an FT-140-43 toroid instead of the usual T106-2. Presumably the ferrite toroid works better for the lower bands, 40 and 80m, and as well for the upper bands, I would guess up to 10m, not sure about 6m. It remains to be tested in an upcoming video. I should have measured SWR with a 470-Ohm resistor between ground and antenna wire but I forgot. A random wire by the way is any wire which is not a half-wave