Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  Thanks to Tim (G5TM) for this clever way of squeezing a 40 meter dipole antenna into a small urban garden. Although the antenna is not full-sized, it performs almost as well as a full-length horizontal dipole. Antennas of this type are useful for those radio amateurs living in deed-restricted homes or on small city lots. 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 are a few comments from Tim (G5TM): How I squeezed in a 40 metre dipole into a small garden! Connect with my channel by subscribing and commenting Key moments View all Typical Half-wave Dipole Current Pattern 1:38 Far End of Each Dipole Leg 7:11 Full Size 40m Dipole 8:10 Summary 11:43 Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript Tim G5TM 12.6K subscribers Videos About 7:26 HAM RADIO 40 Metre Dipole - Shorty Forty by Tim G5TM 13:51 Ham Radio: End Fed Hal

  How hard is it to fit an efficient 40 meter dipole antenna into a small, often awkward urban lot? This seemingly impossible task can solved with this beautiful adaptation by Tim (G5TM). Some #12 gauge wire, a few lengths of 450-ohm ladder line, and a suitable feed line, will enable you to "squeeze" that large 40 meter dipole into a much small space. 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 notes from Tim (G5TM): How I squeezed in a 40 metre dipole into a small garden! Connect with my channel by subscribing and commenting Key moments View all Typical Half-wave Dipole Current Pattern 1:38 Far End of Each Dipole Leg 7:11 Full Size 40m Dipole 8:10 Summary 11:43 Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript Tim G5TM 12.2K subscribers Videos About 7:26 HAM RADIO 40 Metre Dipole - Shorty Forty by Tim G5TM 13:51 Ham Radio: End Fed Half Wave 40-10 Metres. by