Simple Ham Radio Antennas

If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsesesN79e8. Here's an ambitious antenna project that you and your fellow radio amateurs can design, build, and use on site during the upcoming ARRL Field Day emergency communications exercise.  This video follows several hams as they actually build, erect, and use this antenna for the KC9OLF Field Day station back in June, 2013.  Please note the use of 450 ohm ladder line for the antenna feeder, which, with a wide range antenna "tuner", will give this station multiband HF capability.  Also note the system for launching the antenna into a nest of trees approximately 72-fee/21.195 meter above ground.  This antenna performed very well and was worth the effort to build it.  This antenna would make an excellent club project. For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these sites: https://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://...

If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KswsesN79e8. The ARRL 2017 Field Day is approaching, with the emergency communications event set for Saturday and Sunday, 24-25 June 2017.  If you want to make an effective multiband HF antenna for those days, check out this video from the Montrose Amateur Radio Club which designed, built, and used an antenna on site for the 2013 ARRL Field Day. Notice the use of 450 ohm ladder line and the antenna "tuner" to get multiband coverage. For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these sites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.wordpress.com. http://www.kh6jrm.info ( breaking news for radio amateurs ). Other sites of interest: http://hawaiisciencedigest.com (science and technology news for radio amateurs). https://hawaiiintelligencedigest.com (trends in geopol...