What is an Inverted U Antenna?
Space-saving HF antennas are a godsend for radio amateurs living in restricted urban settings. In this video from Jon (VU2JO), we see how a bent dipole antenna (aka Inverted U) can be used for a variety of Amateur Radio Bands. The design and construction of this antenna are simple, with performance coming close to that of a "regular" flat top dipole antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4hRdXPPc7I. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Jon (VU2JO): Today morning, during a discussion on 40 m, when I was mentioning about space constraints for HF antenna at my location, one ham told me about the Inverted U antenna, which has a horizontal portion and part of the antenna hanging down vertically from both sides. Inverted U antenna is also called a Bent Dipole Antenna as the half-wave dipole antenna is bent on both sides to fit in the ava...