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=qbje13U6hC4 .  This is post 2242 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Thanks to Claude Jollet (VE2DPE) for this easily understood video on how to build a six meter folded dipole antenna.  Although the tutorial is quite clear, I did miss a spoken audio track. According to Claude, materials for the project are simple and easily obtained: "A ham radio six meter folded dipole antenna made of ladder line, fed with ladder line and matched with a step down 4:1 coaxial balun at the bottom of the transmission line. Cut to resonate at 50.4 MHz. SWR is below 1.3 between 50.0 and 51.0 MHz." ----- For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. http://www.arrl.org. http://www.blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/ http://www.hamradioupdate.com. http://www.southgatearc.org. ...

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbje13U6hC4. This somewhat unusual video from Claude Jollet (VE2DPE) shows how to make a simple, inexpensive, and portable Six Meter Folded Dipole Antenna.  Although there is no voice track, the photos and text comments provide a good overview of the design, assembly, and testing phases of this antenna. According to Claude, the antenna elements "are made from ladder line, fed with ladder line and matched with a step down 4:1 coaxial balun at the bottom of the transmission line..."  The antenna is "cut to resonance at 50.4 MHz and the SWR is below 1:3 between 50.0 MHz and 51.0 MHz." Even though there is no vocal commentary, the photos and text should make construction of this antenna fairly easy. For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. http://www.arrl.org. htt...

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbje13U6hC4. An excellent video tutorial from Claude Jollet (VE2DPE), despite the lack of a voice track.  The video and slides provide enough guidance for  you to build your own 6-meter folded dipole antenna. Claude made this antenna from ladder line, fed with ladder line, and matched with a step down 4:1 coaxial balun at the bottom of the transmission line.  Claude says the antenna is resonant at 50.4 MHz, with a SWR below 1.3 to 1 between 50.0 MHz and 51.0 MHz. For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. http://www.arrl.org. http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news (a weekly podcast which is updated each Friday afternoon). https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. https://hamradiohawaii.wordpress.com. https://bigislandarrlnews.com. https://www.eham.net. http://www.southgatearc....

If you're having trouble viewing this video, please enter the title link into your browser search box: https://youtu.be/qbje13U6hC4.  In this video, Claude Jollet (VE2DPE) shows us how to make a simple, six meter folded dipole antenna, which is suitable for portable or emergency use.  Claude made this six meter folded dipole antenna out of ladder line, fed with ladder line, and matched with a step down 4:1 coaxial balun at the bottom of the transmission line.  The antenna is cut to resonate at 50.4 MHz.  According to Claude, the SWR is below 1.3 t 1 between 50.0 MHz and 51.0 MHz.  This antenna is small enough to keep in your vehicle or backpack. 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.  Thanks for joining us today!  Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

If you have difficulty viewing this video, please enter the title link into your browser search bar: https://youtu.be/qbje13U6hC4. Here's a fairly simple antenna project that will get you on the exciting 6 meter Amateur Radio band. The video tutorial by Claude Jollet is clear, well-produced, and easy to follow. Jollet says his 6 meter folded dipole antenna is "made of ladder line; the feed line is ladder line; and (is) matched with a step down 4:1 coaxial balun at the bottom of the transmission line." He says the antenna is cut to resonate at 50.4 MHz and shows a SWR of 1.3 to 1.0 between 50.0 MHz and 51.0 MHz. Good luck on "The Magic Band." 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 e-mail subscription or by tapping into the blog RSS feed. Thanks for joining us today! Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).