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Stealthy Apartment Antenna--End Fed Halfwave in the city

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Thanks to Jeff Glass (KK9JEF) for this creative approach to operating from a restrictive antenna location.   Jeff uses some steel wire, a 64:1 balun, and a few other commonly available pieces to create an effective antenna for urban radio amateurs. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK0KFgwgWfU Here are some comments from Jeff (KK9JEF): A low-visibility HF antenna, 3 n apartment, in the middle of the city. Impossible you say? With the right End Fed Half Wave components and some crafty attachment points, this ham radio antenna fits the bill great! A 64:1 UnUn, two support halyard setups, and some camouflaged coax cable let me put up my first proper antenna at my urban apartment QTH. Components used in the build: Spark Plug UnUn: https://www.sparkpluggear.com/ RG8X Coax: https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/d... Dielectric Grease: https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/l... PL259 Conn...