20 Meter Dipole Antenna Projects and Designs
Find construction plans and ideas for building single-band and multi-band dipole antennas for the 20-meter band.
The 20-meter band is a prime choice for DX operation, offering reliable worldwide QSOs during daylight hours. Many hams choose dipole antennas for 20 meters due to their simplicity, effectiveness, and ease of construction. These antennas are often the first project for new operators, providing a great way to get on the air and make contacts across continents.
Operators can find numerous designs for 20-meter dipoles, ranging from simple wire antennas for portable use to more complex multi-band trap dipoles like the W3FF Portable Dipole or coaxial-cable trap designs. There are also projects for rigid dipoles using PVC and aluminum tubing, and compact loaded dipoles for situations with limited space. These antenna projects help hams optimize their stations for strong signals on the 14 MHz band.
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Inverted vee dipole antenna for 20 meters band by VK1OD -
Rigid Dipole antennas for 14 MHz band using PVC and Aluminium tubing -
It is very simple to build and you can tune it in your shack room -
Instructions to build a portable dipole for 20 meters -
An easy to make trap dipole antenna for 40 and 20 meters -
A double dipole for the 20 and 15 meters band in french -
A 3 band dipole for 10 15 and 20 meters band, easy to build, and that can be easily setup in any occasion, inclunding field days or portable operations -
An Attic Coaxial-Cable trap dipole for 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, and 80 meters -
Only 2x 10ft wide, performance similar to full-size dipole, covers whole band with SWR better than 1:1.2. -
DX dual dipoles by nb6z for 20 and 15 meters -
A simple dipole built for two-band operation can be used for portable use and operate 20 and 40 meter bands -
Two dipoles fed from the same coaxial line by n6bz for 20 and 15 meters -
An homebrewed dipole antenna for 14MHz -
Portable, and shortened with loading coils rotatable dipoles for 6 meters, 20 meters and multibands. -
A multiband 80-40-20-15 meters dipole wire antenna that can be extended to cover 160 meters too. -
This is the antenna w3ff designed for his walking portable station. It is a dipole constructed out of the plastic plumbing pipe CPVC. There are telescoping whips at the ends of each side of the dipole, and these whips are adjusted to bring the antenna into resonance on each of five HF Bands 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 Meters -
Construct a compact, 20 meter rotatable dipole antenna of durable weather worthy components supported at a single point obviating the need for multiple supports and multiple support ropes crossing the yard. -
Build a low-cost 20m shower rod dipole antenna -
A simple TRAP-dipole project for 20 and 40m bands includes EZNec simulations -
An home made vertical dipole antenna made with simple material. The antenna has a total length of aproximately 16 feet. In this article appeared on June QST 2019, the author explain how he reached the optimal confirugation changing and adjusting the lower part of the antenna, trimming and spacing correctly the copper wire. PDF File to downloas