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=4K5Vj6wtpE0 .  This is post 2174 is a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Thanks to Randy Hall (K7AGE) for this excellent tutorial on how to design, build, test, and operate a simple Six Meter Dipole Antenna. Some radio amateurs call the 6 Meter Band the "Magic Band" for its unusual HF and VHF characteristics.  When the band is open, you'll experience some interesting DX contacts--all with a simple, inexpensive antenna that can be made with locally available parts. Randy describes the antenna this way: "This video I show you how to build a 6 meter ham radio dipole antenna. This is another video to help you get on six meter. In this video I explain the half wave dipole antenna and show as an example the dipole that I built. A half wave dipole is one of the simplest antennas that you can build. The dipole is usually two pi...

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K5Vj6wtpE0. Randy Hall (K7AGE) provides a simple, step-by-step lesson on how to design, build, test, and use a 6 meter amateur/ham radio antenna.  This easily-built antenna provides excellent local and regional coverage at minimum cost. Here are some of Randy's thoughts on this antenna: This video I show you how to build a 6 meter ham radio dipole antenna. This is another video to help you get on six meter. In this video I explain the half wave dipole antenna and show as an example the dipole that I built. A half wave dipole is one of the simplest antennas that you can build. The dipole is usually two pieces of wire, attached to a center insulator. The dipole is fed with coax, with the center conductor going to one wire and the shield going to the other wire. The formula to calculate the length of the antenna is Length in feet = 468/ Freq in MHz. S...

If you're having trouble viewing this video, please insert this title link into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K5Vj6wtpE0. Summer usually ushers in a fairly good 6 meter season with E scatter and Transequatorial Scatter modes helping get your signals out.  All you need is a simple antenna to explore "The Magic Band" above 50 MHZ.  This band displays both HF and VHF characteristics, so surprises are to be expected.  In this video, Randy (K7AGE) shows us how to make a simple 6 meter dipole antenna that will get you plenty of contacts.  The antenna is easy to make and will give you hours of enjoyment. For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please check out the blog sidebars.  These news feeds are updated daily. Thanks for joining us today! Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).