Simple Ham Radio Antennas

If you can't install a full-size 40 meter dipole antenna, please try this simple, easily made antenna from Tim (G5TM).  All you need are a convenient length of good-quality coax, some #12 household wire, some 450-ohm Ladder Line, and an optional antenna transmatch (i.e. "tuner"). If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5x_02BUDas Here are some comments from Tim (G5TM): How I squeezed in a 40 metre dipole into a small garden! Connect with my channel by subscribing and commenting ----- Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).  

Thanks to Tim (G5TM) for this great idea on how to "squeeze" a 40 meter dipole antenna into a very small space, such as a garden or tiny urban lot. The key to this antenna is the use of 450-ohm ladder line and an optional antenna transmatch (i.e. "antenna tuner"). If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5x_02BUDas Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).  

Here's an easy way to get a 40 meter dipole antenna into a small backyard or garden space. Thanks to Tim (G5TM) for this idea. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5x_02BUDas Here are some comments from Tim (G5TM): How I squeezed in a 40 metre dipole into a small garden! Connect with my channel by subscribing and commenting ----- Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).