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Vertical Hamsticks Dipole | H.O.A. Ham Antenna Hacks.

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  Thanks to experimenter A.J. Modelz for this intriguing way to get on the air from a HOA-restricted home, apartment, or condominium. All you need are two identical "Hamstick" antennas, a few pieces of metal, some nuts and bolts, and a coaxial cable to return to the airwaves without your neighbors reporting such activities to your HOA board. The project in this video focuses on the 17 meter band (18.068 MHz-18.168 MHz), although the same design could by used for any HF amateur radio band. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R40UkSxQsD0&t=27s. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from the video: Ham Radio Operators - this could be a solution to enjoy making contacts if you have H.O.A. antenna restrictions.. Update: I was able to contact a station on 17M today (9/10/22) with this vertical configuration. They were about 1,200 miles awa