Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  If you operate from a small urban lot, you may find this PJC-12 vertical antenna perfect for your situation. According to Peter Waters (G3OJV), the PJC-12 is an effective, simple, functional design that offers some directivity for radio amateurs looking for a basic, no-frills vertical antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuLRjsfbWww. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Peter (G3OJV): This simple Vertical Antenna design offers simple construction, effective performance and some directivity. Peter G3OJV, takes you through the design and installation. PJC-12 Antenna https://www.hamradiostore.co.uk/jpc-1... Antenna Analysers https://www.hamradiostore.co.uk/jpc-1... https://www.hamradiostore.co.uk/catal... Ham Radio Store https://www.hamradiostore.co.uk Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript watersstanton 29.1K su

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofmUK8o7Jxg .  This is post 2196 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Thanks to "rcobo101" for this intriguing, simple, and inexpensive multiband vertical antenna.  Apart from the Yaesu-FT817, all parts for this portable HF antenna came from the operator's home. The basic parts for this antenna include a 20-ft/6.097-m fiberglass pole, 35-ft/10.67m of speaker wire, a portable power supply, a homemade cw key, and a camera tripod for mast support. At its simplest, the antenna is a vertical helix wrapped with 1/2 wavelength of wire for the chosen frequency.  The antenna works as a crude 1/4 vertical at the given frequency. You can add an antenna "tuner" to access bands above the design frequency.  Of course, a ground radial system will improve efficiency and will do a bit to keep your "tuner" and rig happy.