How to Build a Frugal, Inexpensive 17 meter Rotatable Dipole Antenna. Post #1665.
If you can't view the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Uax53rrOM. If you haven't tried the 17 meter amateur radio band (18.068 MHz to 18.168 MHz) yet, you may be surprised just how popular this band is when solar conditions permit. Antennas for this chunk of the rf spectrum tend to be modest and fairly cheap, especially if you design and build your own antenna from locally available materials. In this well-constructed video from "Marty Drifts", (Jim--WB2FOU), we learn just how easy it is to make a rotatable dipole antenna for 17 meters. Each step of the construction process is fully explained and reviewed to ensure your understanding of this simple, useful antenna. 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 on Friday afternoons