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Home made vertical antenna for 80 40 15 10 meters ARRL PDF file taken from QST June 1978

A home made J-Pole antenna for 50 MHz. This article describes how to build a J-Pole antenna for the 6-meter amateur radio band. It's a good choice for those who want an antenna with better performance than a simple wire dipole, but at a lower cost than buying a commercial antenna. The project requires soldering copper pipes and some specific materials, but can be built in a day

Build this home made yagi antenna for your 2.4ghz wireless ethernet.

This resource provides comprehensive instructions for constructing a 2 element quad antenna specifically designed for the 10, 12, and 15 meter bands. The antenna features a diamond configuration, which offers improved gain compared to a square configuration. The author shares insights into the materials used, including a square-aluminum boom and bamboo poles, along with construction techniques that ensure durability and optimal performance. This project is ideal for amateur radio enthusiasts looking to create their own antennas at home. In addition to construction details, the author discusses the antenna's performance, noting its effectiveness even at a height of 8 meters. The quad antenna reportedly performs comparably to a 3 element yagi, with excellent SWR readings and strong signal reports from European stations. This project is suitable for beginners and offers a cost-effective solution for those interested in enhancing their amateur radio setup with a homemade antenna.

Homemade 40 through 6 meter HF portable multiband antenna, an aluminium antenna construction article, with plan, drawings and photos

A balun is a device that is used at the feedpoint of a balanced antenna when an unbalanced feedline is desired to feed the antenna. Balun is a contraction for BALanced to UNbalanced.

For radio amateurs considering homebrew antenna projects, this resource details several designs from WE6W, an experienced operator. It covers the construction and characteristics of a _160 Meter QRP Loop Antenna_ optimized for high voltage, along with standard and folded variations of the double bazooka antenna. The site also presents a unique Field Day antenna design and instructions for building a Sterba Curtain, a directional array known for its gain. Each design includes practical insights from the author's building experience. The author provides comparative data, such as the performance of a standard bazooka against a traditional dipole, offering real-world context for antenna selection. The Sterba Curtain section includes notes on its beamwidth and gain, crucial parameters for directional operation. These designs are suitable for hams looking to experiment with cost-effective, high-performance antennas for various bands and operating scenarios, from QRP on 160m to directional DXing with a Sterba Curtain, which can offer significant forward gain, often exceeding **10 dB**.

Short guide to home made antennas for shortwave reception, in pdf format

This is a custom home made antenna, based on concept of commercial HF antennas, that may work on 160 meters too.

The Cubic Quad antenna is a commonly homemade antenna in the range of about 150 odd MHz. Our little project was to design one of these for use in the 2.4GHz range for 802.11 wireless LANs.

A home made tower, with project design and pictures

Homemade 9:1 antenna balun simple project

A multi-use Antenna Tuner

Amateur radio operators often seek reliable equipment for various modes and bands, from QRP operations to high-power DXing. Historically, Ten-Tec has been a notable manufacturer in the amateur radio market, known for its range of products including HF and VHF transceivers, RF amplifiers, and antenna analyzers. Their product line also encompassed specialized items such as QRP transceivers and kits, catering to enthusiasts of low-power communication, and antenna tuners for impedance matching. The company's offerings included test equipment vital for shack setup and maintenance, like SWR meters and RF analyzers, which assist in optimizing antenna systems and ensuring efficient power transfer. Additionally, Ten-Tec provided various accessories and components, supporting both commercial products and homebrew projects. The brand was recognized for its _made in the USA_ manufacturing, appealing to operators who prioritize domestic production. While the website currently displays limited product information, it mentions upcoming items like the _MODEL 594 PHOENIX_ and the _Tune-A-Tenna_, indicating potential future product releases.

Yagis for homemade with a new match-system, for 6m, 4m, 2m, 70cm and Shortwave

Pictures, drawings and notes about IK4DCS home made tower in italian

Pictures of 2.4 Ghz antennas, JN1GKZ S-band homemade antennas

This drawing shows a simple 10 meter wire J-pole antenna designed for 28.4 MHz. It is a vertical, end-fed Zepp-style antenna made from common materials and intended for easy home construction. The main radiating element is a straight length of stranded copper wire, either 14 or 18 gauge, cut to about 16.5 feet. At the top, the wire is supported by an insulator, allowing the antenna to be hoisted vertically. The matching section is made from 450-ohm ladder line, approximately 7 feet 9.5 inches long, and shorted at the bottom. This matching stub transforms the impedance so the antenna can be fed with coaxial cable. The feed point is tapped about 6 inches above the bottom of the stub, with the shield and center conductor connected at the proper points. A choke balun is formed with five turns of RG-58 coax in a 4-inch diameter loop to help reduce unwanted RF on the feed line. The drawing notes that this antenna has about 0 dBd gain, similar to a dipole, but offers an omnidirectional pattern and low-angle radiation when installed high. Its main advantage is practical performance, simple construction, and effective coverage for 10 meter operation.

QRP and Homebrew HAM Radio by DL2FI and DL7NIK QRP Made in Germany and more QRP Kits, qrp transceivers, accessories, mini keyers dealer for antennas, atu and more accessories

An inexpensive coax switch. shows a proven inexpensive home-made antenna selection switch. If you question the use of a cheap slide switch and SO239 coax sockets, read on. Measurements in a physics lab showed there to be practically no reflection on HF and even on 70 cm the SWR was below 1.3 : 1

Delta Loop Antenna for 15m band. This antenna is made for operating from outdoors, mainly from mobile shack. Drive to a parking you like, then build it up. Just half an hour later, you can enjoy slightly better gain than normal dipole.

This multiband wire antenna it is an off centre fed dipole, with 10 feet of vertical radiator, needs no tuner on 40m, 20m and 10m and works fine on all bands above 40m with a tuner, and even below 40m on 60m, and 80m.

This PDF File desscribes how to homemade a multi-band end-fed trapped wire antenna resonating on the low bands of 160 80 and 40 meters. Contains trap design instructions and some construction tips.

An home made antenna analyzer made with Arduino Nano

A new and simple method for tuning traps. You need 2-3Watt of your TRX and two homemade coupling coils by DK7ZB

A homemade antenna plan for a portable yagi beam antenna for the Six meters. Consist of a 3 elements yagi beam design include antenna dimensions, with elements lenght and spacing.

A DIY discone antenna project made to improve receiveing performance of an RTLSDR receiver.

N2DS home made loop page collection.

A homemade 16 foot falling derrick to tilt up a 50 foot high, 18 inch wide Glen Martin aluminum tower by N6RK

About SWR, and use of SWR Meter, home made a swr meter.

Infomration schematics and pictures about various hf and vhf QRO linear amplifiers

HF/6M antenna tuner preselector and antenna switcher project by ON6MU

You will find on these pages my experiences and results on antennas and local/non-local QRM/noise reduction. Using a broadband vertical active magnetic loop and a home made / designed broadband amplifier. Two vertical magnetic Alford loops are used in an array. Analog and Digital Signal Processing and a dual phase coherent Software Defined Radio (SDR) are used. By PA0SIM

Italian page including pictures schematics diagrams of an home made linear amplifier using four EL509 in parallel. Output power is about 700W.

YU1AW project for a home made QRO PA 144 MHz 20 kW GU36B-1

The homemade CW paddle key design, inspired by a QRP homepage, utilizes soldered PC board material for its construction. The builder, DL5NEJ, modified an existing design to achieve a smaller footprint, preferring a compact setup for portable operations. This paddle was specifically built to complement a Wilderness Radio SST20 QRP transceiver kit, demonstrating its suitability for low-power operations. The project details suggest a straightforward assembly process, with the primary components being readily available PC board scraps. The design emphasizes simplicity and functionality, aiming to provide a reliable keying experience comparable to commercial paddles like the Bencher. Performance evaluations indicated the simple paddle operates effectively, prompting further exploration into similarly minimalist QRP rig designs. Additional construction details for a similar paddle are available from PA0CMU.

VE3HCR article of a home made loop antenna for 80 meters band

A new homebrew arial with +- 2.30 m lengt for tuner use only ,6m to 80m made by hans dg7pe

F6DED page of a 2 element beam W8LK antenna with pictures and dimensions, in french

An cheap homemade azimuth and elevation rotation system using an Arduino/AVR.

A homemade Magnetic Loop antenna from a spare 3m length of RG213 working from 30m to 15m with a 130pF tuning capacitor

Home made bazooka antenna for 2 meters band

Butterfly capacitors are hard to find, expensive but they can be home made by PY1AHD

The document discusses a two-element parasitic Delta-Loop array for the 40 meters band, aimed at radio amateurs interested in antenna projects. It provides detailed plans and instructions for building a homemade Delta-Loop antenna.

An home made 70 cm colinear antenna at M1KTA blog

ON6MU Optimized 10 and 6 and 4 element UHF Yagi Antenna

AA5TB home made CW paddles, pictures and construction details

A homebrew project for a multiband end-fed antenna made with a single FT140-43 and 50pf capacitor and 20 meters of wire.

Various tests and designs, with photos of home made EH Antennas,simple and networked, and also sone CAN Antennas.

Pictures and calculated values for this home made magnetic loop antenna for the 160 meters band by HB9MTN