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Building a great low-cost QRP Antenna-The Speaker Wire Antenna.

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  How would you like to build a multiband HF antenna using locally avaiable materials?   You can if you follow Mark's (AA3K) instructions for his modified doublet antenna. All you need is some speaker wire, 450-ohm ladder line, and a sturdy "antenna tuner" capable of handling a balanced feedline. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtaRZ8n4L2A. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Mark (AA3K): What can you do with a bit of speaker wire? You can make a speaker wire doublet, a great low-cost QRP antenna. The speaker wire doublet is an effective multiband Amateur Radio antenna for low power (QRP) field use. The speaker wire doublet along with an antenna matching unit will get you on the air and excite your portable Amateur Radio activities like POTA and SOTA. This HF multiband doublet antenna can be used on all amateur radio bands d...