Building a simple, inexpensive Christmas Light Dipole Antenna.
Before you put away that bunch of tangled up Christmas Tree Lights, why not convert the wire to an easily-made 20 meter dipole antenna? Chase (KI5IRE) shows us how his holiday light display became a fully functional, if unusual, backyard antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp9tYhhCkRw. Here are some comments from Chase (KI5IRE): Do mini Christmas light strands make a good HF antenna? Will they light up when you transmit? In this video, I built a 20m Christmas light dipole antenna using a strand of incandescent Christmas lights and then strung it up in my backyard and tested it on my Yaesu FT-891. I was a bit shocked by the performance! ⬇️You can build your own 20m Christmas Light Dipole with these items⬇️ PL-259 Connectors: https://amzn.to/479HgUw Terminal Rings: https://amzn.to/3tltVKM Incandescent Christmas Lights: https://amzn.to/3RKP2P1 Plastic Cutting Board: https://amzn.to/46