Simple Ham Radio Antennas

Here's a simple vertical HF antenna that can be used at home or in the field.  Most materials for this antenna can be found at the nearest hardware store or building supply outlet. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: This is post 2826 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Here are some comments from "rcobo 101: Short video about how to build and deploy a 20 ft. multiband HF antenna for portable operation. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).  

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.