Using a below ground-level antenna
Here's another great antenna idea for those forced to use compromised antennas. Tracy of "Outdoors On The Air" is using a "below ground-level" antenna to make contacts from a temporary location. This type of antenna could be used by radio amateurs living in deed-restricted housing. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2SKuQMzCu8 This is post 2721 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Here are some general comments from Tracy: We all know that deploying a ham radio antenna as high above ground as possible is the best choice, but would deploying an antenna below the surrounding terrain work at all? Join me as I put this idea to the test. N9SAB antenna store: https://www.ebay.com/str/n9sab ----- Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).