Simple Ham Radio Antennas

Excellent antenna tuning tutorial from Randy Hall (K7AGE). Although the information is directed to Technician Class Licensees, the general theory behind building dipole antennas can be applied to any Amateur Radio Band or License Class. Technician Class License holders can use a wide swath of 10 meters for CW, digital, and phone operations. The SSB phone segment between 28.300 MHz and 28.500 MHz is especially useful for those beginning  their ham radio  experience and license progression. When 10 meters "is in", world wide communication on 10 meters with simple antennas is common place. Randy discusses how to design, build, and erect a simple 10 meter dipole, which will give you hours of DX and local contacts at minimum cost. The math is simple and the instructions are clear. Once you design and build your 10 meter dipole, just attach a convenient length of 50 ohm coaxial cable (such as RG-58, RG-8X, or RG-8) as your feed line and get the antenna as high as possible.