Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  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://...

If you want to build the most efficient and inexpensive HF vertical antennas, you'll want to select this guide recommended by Peter Waters (G3OJV) Peter says this guide will give you all the information you need to design, build, test, and use HF vertical antennas. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uza3e8E_2uQ. Here are some comments from Peter (G3OJV): I found one of the best text Guides I have ever seen covering the topic of vertical antennas. Whilst it is aimed at 160 metres, much of it is applicable to all the HF bands. Let me take you to the link so that you can benefit from the excellent information provided. Vertical Antenna Text Guide http://k9yc.com/160MPacificon.pdf Ham Radio Store https://www.hamradiostore.co.uk Energy Saving Video     • Ham Radio Energy Consumption  - SURPRISE   Transcript Follow along using ...