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=RRkbdTadmUU. Antenna "tuners" are valuable additions to your Amateur/Ham Radio equipment, especially if you can have only one multiband antenna to cover several ham radio bands.  There are many choices available, from commercial automatic "tuners" to manually adjusted "tuners"-- both commercially made and built by yourself. In this well-paced video from Dave Casler (KE0OG) we learn how to adjust manual antenna "tuners", whcih are less expensive that automatic ones, and are perfectly alright for your Amateur/Ham Radio station.  Dave shows us how to "tune" a manual antenna both with an external SWR meter and with the SWR meter built into your HF transceiver. A good, solid tutorial that belongs in your reference collection. For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please visit these websites:

If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch/v=RRkbdTadmUU. Another clear, well-produced video tutorial from Dave Casler (KE0Og). In this program, Dave shows how to tune a manual antenna "tuner" with both an external SWR meter and with the SWR meter built into your transceiver.  Manual "tuners" are less expensive than automatic ones and are "perfectly okay" for your station.  At my home station, I use an old Drake MN-4 antenna "tuner" for most of my work on 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters.  Coupled with a 1:4 current balun and a balanced feed line (450 ohm ladder line), I can use my 40 meter inverted vee on several HF bands.  Dave's suggestions are clear and easy to follow--an excellent tutorial for any radio amateur. For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. https://oahuarrlnews.wordpress.com. h