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Off-Centre Fed Vertical does 6 bands.

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  In this video, Peter Parker (VK3YE) explores the concept of off-center feeding of a vertical antenna.  Peter shows how this no-radial vertical antenna can achieve multiband HF performance in a small space. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj_bYJODflc. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Peter (VK3YE): A backyard experiment with an off-centre vertical antenna suitable for operating from a place, like a crowded beach, where you can't have radials. Contents 0:00 Introduction 5:32 Description 7:20 Trying it on various bands 8:36 Making FT8 contacts 9:28 Reception on various bands 11:27 Books For what I did next watch the 'Beam on the Beach' video linked at the end. PS: If you liked this video please consider supporting Amateur Radio VK3YE by: Subscribing on YouTube Checking my books page at https://books.vk3ye.com ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹...

Top 10 Wire Antennas for HF Ham Radio.

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  If you need some HF wire antenna ideas, please check this outstanding video from Walt (K4OGO). Walt describes 10 basic antennas which are easy to assemble, incur little cost, and offer good performance in both home and field use. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beyj1WPOJP8. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments and suggestions from Walt (K4OGO): The Top 10 easy to build wire antennas for HF ham radio. #hamradio #hamradioantenna #amateurradio Link to my original antenna building video mentioned:     ā€¢ How to Build an Easy Vertical HF Antenna   Link to Tim N9SABā€™s Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HamRadioAnt... Link to Timā€™s eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/n9sab?mkcid=... Chapters View all Intro 0:00 Criteria 0:57 dipole 1:45 inverted V 2:30 vertical dipole ...