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Presents a comprehensive guide for constructing a broadband Hex Beam antenna, a popular directional array for HF operation. This design offers a compact footprint and excellent gain characteristics, making it suitable for limited space installations while providing significant performance advantages over omnidirectional antennas. The resource details the specific dimensions for a five-band Hex Beam covering 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, and 6 meters, emphasizing the critical element spacing and wire lengths required for proper resonance and pattern. It outlines the construction of the center post, spreaders, and wire elements, along with the feed point assembly, ensuring proper impedance matching. The project aims for a forward gain of approximately **5.5 dBi** on most bands, with a front-to-back ratio often exceeding _20 dB_. Building this antenna requires careful measurement and assembly, but the resulting performance provides a substantial upgrade for DXing and contesting.

The W1TAG LF Receiving Loop is a specialized antenna project for LF reception, designed to mitigate local noise and enhance weak signal pickup on the lower frequencies. This square loop, measuring 6 feet per side, utilizes 14 turns of #12 THHN wire wound on a PVC frame, offering a robust mechanical structure. The design incorporates a series-tuned circuit with a coupling transformer, allowing for tuning from over 400 kHz down to _45 kHz_ using a switched capacitor bank. Construction details include the use of 1.5-inch PVC pipe for the frame, with specific measurements for spreaders and drilled holes for wire threading. The two 7-turn sections of wire are connected at the center, providing an option for a center tap. The loop rotates on a 1-inch steel pipe, enabling directional nulling of noise sources. The tuning unit, housed in a box clamped to the PVC, employs a 1:2 step-up transformer wound on an _FT-82-77 core_ and uses relays to switch capacitance values from 50 pF to 6400 pF, providing precise frequency adjustment. The current setup connects to the shack via 100 feet of RG-58, feeding into a W1VD-designed preamp, with plans for a balanced, shielded twisted pair cable upgrade.

A 40 80 dipole antenna design by WA6ESC PDF File

3 Band vertical Marconi-antenna for the bands 40, 80, 160 meters with a ground net of wires as radials.

Lot's of antenna planning software mainly in dos version by G4FGQ.

MARS, Israel's Antenna and RF System manufacturer, flat antennas for cellular, military broadband, multiband MF high power antenna

By ON4CFC Pascal, describe how to build a Sperrtopf or Sleeve antenna for the 144 Mhz, PDF File by antennex

A multi-band inverted-V dipole for portable operation by GM3VLB

The concept of the "Hula Loop" came after many years of building medium wave loops of varying size, shape and performance. Usually these loops are constructed on a square wooden frame, with wire being wrapped around the periphery

A shortened dipole for 40 meters band by Martin E. Meserve

A 2.4 GHz WiFi antenna that can boost your WiFi signals for many miles. It\'s an easy to build Yagi antenna project done with some popsicle sticks, paper clips and glue.

A marriage of the windom and slinky antennas, experimental home brew antenna by NC4TC

A homebrew fishing-rod vertical using a very nice design from EB5EKT. This antenna works 20, 30, and 40M bands by selecting the tap points using alligator clips

This article explores a theoretical model for the losses of an 80m / 40m trapped inverted V dipole antenna system using a bootstrap coax trap, but does not examine the pattern of the antenna.

An inverted V antenna for 40-80 with loading coils. This antenna is a full size on 40 and a shortened 80 by KG0ZZ.

Custom built amateur radio adjustable antennas and accessories. Screwdriver antennas, antenna controllers

A simple, cheap, efficient tv antenna that you can make yourself.

A 5/8 vertical groundplane antenna for 50 mhz

20m 2-element light-weight Yagi antenna

The Contesters Choice

The Coke Loop is a Small Magnetic Loop Antenna tuned by a trombone-style variable capacitor made with standard soda cans

This antenna allow transmission and reception on all bands between 7Mhz and 28 Mhz. Similar in concept to the Miracle Whip by VK3YE

Pictures of a 2 meter, 220, 440 copper J-Pole antennas

Hints about Jpole Yagi and Quad antennas

W4RNL tutorial on on inductively coupled (link-coupled) antenna tuners

This project outlines the construction of a 3-element reversible quad antenna specifically designed for the 40-meter band. The materials required include pushup towers, pressure-treated posts, insulated wire, and various electrical components such as relays and a balun. The construction process is straightforward, beginning with the installation of the posts in a straight line, followed by the assembly of the antenna elements and their elevation to the desired height. The antenna's design allows for directional signal reception, making it ideal for operators looking to enhance their communication capabilities on the 40-meter band. The project includes detailed instructions on tuning the antenna for optimal performance, ensuring that operators can achieve the lowest SWR possible. Additionally, the design can be adapted for other bands by extrapolating dimensions, providing versatility for amateur radio enthusiasts. Overall, this reversible quad antenna project is suitable for both beginners and experienced operators, offering a practical solution for improving signal strength and directionality in 40-meter communications.

A Mini Moxon antenna for 40 meters band project in a well done PDF document

The diagram below shows the basic arrangement of the 2m Half-Wave version of the antenna. A 6m diagram is available too.

A schematic design of the W3DZZ antenna in portugues with description of trap building

Why 6 meter hams design the best antennas

KB6NU article on W3EDP antennas

Antenna was designed for SO-50 satellite operation but can be used for any VHF/UHF activity. It's a mix of a Moxon Antenna and a Yagi antenna. It has gains 4 dBd on 2m and 6.5 dBd on 70cm bands and it is fed via single 50 Ohm cable.

Online calculator and construction instructions

D3+ High Performance Antennas for Field Day. This article describes versatile broadband wire antennas. These antennas will double your effective radiated power over a dipole, will be easy and inexpensive to build and install, and will be simple to match.

YF1AR 80 to 40 meter vertical antenna project

The Antenna Rotator Controller is unique in that it senses, displays, and controls to the earth's true magnetic field. The compass sensor, mounted in a waterproof enclosure, is attached to the mast and sends its signal to a microcontroller

An easy to build single wire antenna for 160 and 80 meters with a better than 2 to 1 swr across the 80 meter band

Illustrates the specific wiring and configuration steps required to interface an SGC-230 Smartuner with an Icom IC-706 HF/VHF/UHF transceiver. The document details the necessary connections for power, control, and RF signal paths between the two devices, ensuring proper impedance matching and automatic antenna tuning functionality. It specifies the pin assignments for the IC-706's ACC socket and the SGC-230's control port, crucial for successful integration. Outlines the operational considerations for the combined system, including initial setup procedures and potential troubleshooting tips for common connectivity issues. The resource presents a clear, diagrammatic representation of the interconnections, which aids in visual comprehension of the required cable fabrication or modification. Covers the specific settings within the IC-706 menu that need adjustment to enable external tuner control, such as the 'TUNER' function and other relevant parameters. This ensures the transceiver correctly communicates with the SGC-230 for efficient antenna tuning across various amateur bands.

Online Yagi Uda antenna calculator

An easy to build, compact antenna for wireless lan applications that offers a reasonable amount gain.

A wire yagi antenna model, easy to build, made using inverted vee elements and requiring just one support by ve3vn

A mobile antenna for the 75 meters band by K0RWU

A three-frequency multi-band dipole that can be extended easily to additional bands. This article includes a multiband fan-dipole antenna for 80-40-20-10 meter band.

A well documented article on a small magnetic loop antenna for the 40 meters band

This is a popular antenna design as the performance is very good across the HF bands and requires little or no tuning. It is a dipole fed off center with a 4:1 current balun at the offset feedpoint. The antenna shown covers 80, 40, 20 and 10 meters with 15 meters and WARC bands

Some antenna manufacturers place baluns at the incorrect location in LPDA arrays, or tell you to route the cable incorrectly. This can cause substantial RFI and all sorts of weird problems like RF into house wiring.

A french document about Inverted V dipole antennas

A multi band version of the EH antenna by Emilio S. Campus IS0IEK

The ZS6BKW wire antenna, a variant of the G5RV, utilizes a specific 13m (42.6 ft) length of 450-ohm window line as its matching section, feeding a 28.5m (93.5 ft) flat-top element. This design aims for lower SWR on 40m, 20m, 17m, 12m, and 10m compared to a standard G5RV, often achieving SWR values below 1.5:1 on these bands without an antenna tuner. The feedpoint impedance transformation provided by the window line allows for direct connection to 50-ohm coax on multiple bands. F4FHH's experience involved constructing the ZS6BKW and evaluating its performance against an _OCF dipole_ (Off-Center Fed) on various HF frequencies. The article includes observations on SWR readings and operational effectiveness, highlighting the ZS6BKW's suitability for multi-band operation. The antenna's overall length, including the flat-top and window line, is approximately **41.5 meters** (136 feet), making it a significant wire antenna for fixed station use. Comparative analysis with the OCF dipole provided practical insights into the ZS6BKW's advantages and limitations, particularly concerning bandwidth and tuner requirements.

KB1GW's collection of beverage antenna information