Simple Ham Radio Antennas

Nice, easy to understand tutorial on Full-Wave Loops antennas from Stan Gibilisco (W1GV). I've used full-wave loop antennas for many years and have found them to be simple, effective, and efficient. Full 80-10 meter coverage can be gained if you design your full-wave loop for 80 meters and use 450 ohm ladder line as your feed line . The ladder line then goes into a balanced tuner , which is connected to your rig by a short length of coaxial cable . If you don't have a balanced tuner, you can connect the ladder line to a 4:1 balun and use a short piece of coaxial cable to connect the balun to your tuner. You can use a variety of shapes for your full-wave loop, with the square and delta loop being popular options. For the latest Amateur Radio news and events, please check out the blog sidebars. These news feeds are updated daily. You can follow our blog community with a free email subscription or by tapping into the blog RSS feed . Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

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Here's a curious design for a stealth antenna from Jim Whitaker . The antenna appears to be a type of Off Center Fed Dipole ( OFCD ) capable of working on 40, 20, 15, 10, 6 meters . The antenna functions as a discone for 6 meters, 2 meters, and 70 cm. I've built a few OFCD antennas , but they didn't look like Jim's. You may want to test Jim's idea if your antenna space is limited or discouraged by HOAs and CC&Rs.For the latest Amateur Radio News and Events, please check the blog sidebars. These news feeds are updated daily. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).