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Magnetic Monster Loop Antenna for 160m - A monster magnetic loop antenna for 160 meters band. This Magnetic loop is optimized for 1840 Khz + 50 Khz. PDF Article published on La Radiospecola 10.22
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Speaker Wire Delta Loop Antenna for 20M - The antenna I built was inspired by a portable delta loop designed by Doug DeMaw, W1FB. Given that I constrained myself to a 50-foot roll of speak wire, I scaled my antenna for the 20M band. Using the formula, 1005 divided by the frequency in megahertz, I calculated a total length of 71 feet (21.6 meters) for the center of the 20M band.
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Two elements Telescopic Yagi for 2 Meters - A lightweight PVC hand-held telescopic 2 element 2m (145 MHz) yagi using two pairs of TV rabbit ear antennas as the driven and reflector elements. Approximate directional gain is 5dB.
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Budget-Friendly 5-Element Quad Antenna Design - Constructing a 5-element quad antenna, the author aimed for low cost and simplicity, resulting in an effective design with 11 dBi gain and SWR of 2:1 or better across the 2-meter band. Using wood and dowels, the antenna costs under $8 and takes less than two hours to build with basic tools. The model predicts excellent performance, confirmed by ARRL Lab measurements. Practical field results demonstrate improved communication, even in simplex mode.
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SAFARI 40-30m vertical Antenna - Roach pole vertical antenna for 40 and 30 meters band featuring good performance on short skips contacts compared to wire dipole
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30m Half -Size Rotary Dipole - A rotary dipole antenna for 30 meters band. Each arm is about 12.5 ft and is constructed from telescoping fibreglass flag/fishing poles and short lengths of aluminium tubing. Two short lengths of glass-fibre rod were used to insulate the arms from the supporting hardware.
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Low Bands Battle Creek Antenna - This antenna is designed for 40, 80 and 160 meters to complement a tri-band beam normally taken on DX peditions for 10, 15 and 20 meters, so six bands can be worked with only two antennas.
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6m Oblong Loop Antenna - Homebrew 6 meters antenna for SOTA and Parks activations.
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Six Meter Yagi - A 4 element Yagi Antenna for six meters band
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A 6m beam for portable operations - A project for a six meters Yagi beam antenna, built mainly for portable operations. This is a 4 element Yagi beam with a 4 meters boom.
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Microvert Antenna for 40m by ON7IR - A mircovert antenna assembled for the 40m version of the DL7PE antenna. A one meter long aluminum tube with 24mm diameter is used for the base (element 1) and a 50cm aluminum tube with 20mm diameter for element 2 (the extention). A pvc pipe, 34cm long and with a diameter of 38mm, is used to wind the coil on (1mm enamelled copper wire).
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Multiband portable wire antennas - Vertical end fed antenna used for portable operations. The antenna will work on 80 with acceptable results, it will work fine on 40m, and it will be a good deal better than a normal 1/4 wave GP on 20, 17, 15 meters.
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8010 Enfed Antenna - With this antenna the coverage is 80,40,20,15 and 10 meter band without any antenna tuner and the average SWR is below 1.2 on phone bands. The total antenna lenght is about 23 meters , with one 20.4 meters long segment from the 1:49 transformer to the 110uh coil and about 2.2 meters long segment from the coil to the insulator.
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Helical Antennas for 144 MHz - This article is about two excellent small helical antennas for the two meters band. With performance close to that of full sized antennas, these small helical antennas are low in profile but high in efficiency.
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Moebius style 80/40 m band antenna - A loop antenna for 80 and 40 meters band, the main loop is based by a crossed line using aluminium strip lines. The main loop diameter is 150 cm.
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Home made multiband MOXON - Multi band Moxon Yagi Antenna for 10,15,20 meters band with just one feed line. Drawing and project with dimensions
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Moxon Mania - Building the Ultimate 4-Band Moxon Antenna - The article details the design and construction of a four-band Moxon beam by a radio amateur. The beam, mounted atop a rooftop tower, aimed for gain over a dipole on 20 meters, cost under $500, and included additional bands. The design features fiberglass spreaders, four bands (20/15/10/6 meters), and a single feedpoint. The construction involved computer modeling, NEC source code, and specific dimensions. The article outlines the assembly, materials, and tuning process, including in-situ adjustments for optimal performance. Despite initial challenges, the beam improved signal strength and facilitated contacts on multiple bands, marking it as the best HF antenna the author has owned.
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A simple Attic Antenna for HF bands - This simple antenna was installed on the attic. Antenna was matched with help an Automatic ATU in 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meter amateur Bands. The Antenna worked satisfactory on the above mentioned bands.
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The Squid Pole Wire Antenna Re-visited - The author explores enhancing the performance of a 7-meter fiberglass squid pole wire antenna for amateur radio. The wire, resonant at 10MHz, poses impedance challenges on various bands. Experimenting with direct coax feed and UN-UN transformers, the LDG Z11-Pro2 auto-tuner is found effective but may show deceptive SWR readings. The author employs adjustable UN-UN ratios and introduces a custom "porcupine" coil to optimize the antenna's efficiency.
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A mobile radio installation - Detailing a Yaesu FT-857 and ATAS-120 installation in a 1997 Toyota Tacoma, the author used Polar Plot to map signal strength. Using a hand truck with a laptop, FT-817, and an Iron Horse antenna, they circled a chalk-outlined 100-foot diameter, revealing potential nulls towards the truck's rear and through the cab, offering insights into antenna performance.
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