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Cubic Quad  ^pop - The cubic quad is a very popular way to get reasonably high gain and excellent front to back ratios as well as low angles of radiation for without going to extreme heights. Includes design for 2 6 10 12 15 meter bands

8 Element Quad for 145 Mhz  ^pop - 8 elements quad antenna for 2 meters band, centered on 145 Mhz

A portable 2-element VHF yagi  ^pop - Build a portable VHF yagi antenna for 2 meters. All you need is two rabbit ear antennas from Radio Shack, two CATV baluns, four feet of 3/4 CPVC pipe with one tee.

7 MHz Vertical antenna  ^pop - 7 MHz Vertical antenna for ham radio - 40 meter band in spanish

Understanding Standing Wave Ratios SWR - We worry a lot about Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) in amateur radio since SWR is one indication of how well our antenna system is working. Most HF transceivers and antenna tuners have built in SWR meters. SWR is a measure of a transceiver’s output power verses the portion of that power reflected by the antenna system By Ken Larson KJ6RZ

Transmission Lines - Whenever you choose a coax feedline, the frequency of operation is a very important consideration. Over the operating bandwidth of the coax the VSWR is low, typically 1.2:1 or better. Insertion loss is also an important parameter. It is usually specified in dB/foot and is a linear relationship.

SWR: Maximum allowable VSWR - VSWR (voltage-standing-wave-ratio) represents the degree with which an antenna is "matched" to the system impedance. Most modern antennas do not require any tuning for optimum performance. VSWR is one of the easiest parameters to measure and VSWR meters are becoming very popular antenna installation tools

Transmission Lines - Articles on SWR measurements and feed lines tuning.

SWR Calculator - BesserNet Reflectometer is a fun SWR calculator and simulator Java applet

Mobile Helix Antennas for HF - Normal mode helix antennas for HF mobile. Photos andn plan for a 20 meters mobile helix antenna by N2MH

A Small Loop Antenna for Forty Meters  ^pop - Article on a small loop antenna for forty meters band by Ben Smith, W4KSY

A Magnetic Loop antenna for 7-21 mhz - If you find external wire antennas obtrusive for amateur radio or short wave listening, then this is the antenna for you, is just 1 meter diameter

Quad and ModQuad Antenna - Some thoughts on a "hardware-store special" 2-meter quad, and a modified quad for 2 or 10 meters by K3MT

Antenna Selection Made Easy - This page will help you answer important questions about antenna selection before you talk to a supplier. After reading this paper, you should be able to better determine the most important parameters you need to know for your antenna selection criteria.

Half square antenna - The elevated half square antenna is a very simple antenna that can be constructed from common materials yet gives significant improvement over a dipole at the same elevation. Ground mounted versions of this antenna are commonly used in amateur radio for 75/80 and 160 meter bands

DXQSM Freeband dx infos - Website for 11 meters freebanders activations , QSM adress( OM & email) logs links and dx cluster

DXIOTA Freeband IOTA info - Iota Website for 11 meters freebanders

10 Meters - European beacons map - Map in png format of european beacons transmitting on 10 meters band by Ari Catanzaro

Six meter beacons - Beacons transmitting on 50Mhz band

Telewave - Telewave's innovative engineering produces the industry's toughest antenna systems. Yagi, Fiberglass Collinear, and Dipole models are available from 66-2500 MHz. Wattmeters, test equipment,rf power meters, duplexers, filters and cavities, transmitters combiners

Maritime stations on 150 meters band - 2 MHz Medium Frequency Maritime Stations in PDF format

Freeband EQSO Server Priority listing - Eqso server for eleven meter freebanders. Only freebanders are allowed by this eqso server, based in spain

Topband - 160 meter Radio Propagation - Here you will find a variety of tools which will hopefully help you improve your chances of succeeding at Topband (160 meter) DX.

Isotron antenna manulas - From this page you can download the following manuals, in Adobe Acrobat format .pdf, 40 Meter Isotron, 80 Meter Isotron

Test & Measurement Equipment Buying Guide - Compare and select Test& Measurement equipment according to its technical parameters; access library of manufacturers specs and data sheets. TestBuyer.com