Simple Ham Radio Antennas

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whbccNdqAtA. Here's another simple, quickly made satellite antenna suitable for use at the upcoming ARRL Field Day or at your home station. In this video, the "Amateur Radio Guy" uses a surplus microphone stand, some stiff copper wire, and his UV5r 2 m/ 70 cm hand-held transceiver.  He calls this homebrew project "really cheap and really simple..."  Why not make one of these antennas for the ARRL Field Day?  This is an easy way to get points and experience the thrill of working Amateur/Ham Radio Satellites. For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. http://www.arrl.org. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a weekly podcast which is updated each Friday afternoon). https://bigislandarrlnews.com. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://hamradiohawaii.wordpre...

If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser searchbox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whbccNdqAtA. According to the "Amateur Radio Guy", it doesn't take much to make a fully functional antenna system for working the simple amateur radio satellites.  In this case, a homebrew yagi and a microphone support stand were coupled to a UV5R hand held to make a simple station capable of working several amateur radio satellites. This easy project should give you a taste of what it's like to work amateur radio satellites with gear that "is realy cheap, really simple." For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. http://www.arrl.org. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a weekly podcast which is updated each Friday). https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.com. http://amateurradionewsinformation.com (Amateur Radio News & Information...