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A simple 7 bands off-center dipole wire antenna designed to work on 80 meters band and that can cover also 40m 30m 20m 15m 12m 10m with acceptable SWR

This strange looking antenna is a combination of Coupled-Resonator principle by K9AY and a quarter stubs to achieve low angle radiation pattern. Designed with 4nec2 NEC based antenna modeler and optimizer for 145/220/440MHz bands

The Linear-Loaded "Crappie" 40M Rotatable Dipole A Short 40 Antenna You Can Build for $50 or Less by VA7ST VE7ASK

Compact and efficient magnetic loop antenna that cover from 40 to 10 meters project by G8ODE published by RSARS

A Half wave antenna has a high impedance feed point. This can be matched using a 1/4 wave stub matching section and converts the 40m vertical into an L-shaped 20m J-Pole antenna. The 300 ohm feeder used for this purpose must be kept away from the ground.

A 4 element Wire Yagi antenna design for the 40 meters band

A mobile vertical antenna for 40 meters band by W4NFR

A simple TRAP-dipole project for 20 and 40m bands includes EZNec simulations

Design plan of an array of a two element yagis for 80m and a 3 element 40m antenna sharing a single 12 meters long boom by EA5DY

Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) and the 40 meter Novice Sub-band.

Inverted Vee antenna for 40m with simulation data by DF9CY

DF9CY experience on a vertical antenna for 40 meter band

This 40 meter Inverted V antenna was tested and tuned at a height of 35 feet and proved excellent results. The ends of the antenna are about 11 feet above the ground. Article and video available

A short dipole wire antenna for 40 meters band. It is a folded dipole that do not make use of coils and can be used either in horizontal or inverted V configuration

Shortened vertical antenna for 40 meters band an homebrew project

HB9MTN Capacitive antennas for 40m, 30m AND 20m

This article describes a simple Inverted L antenna for the HF bands designed to work on 80m, 40m, 30m and 20m

DF9CY implementation of W1HIS suggestion of inserting a common mode choke into a 40m antennas feed-line.

A bazooka antenna design in German with dimensions for 20m and 40m band with RG174 coax cable stronger than the common RG58

A multiband vertical dipole antenna by ON4BAI

An off centre fed dipole, with 10 feet of vertical radiator. It needs no tuner on 40m, 20m and 10m by M0UKD

The page provides a project for an helical dipole for the 40 meters band, resonating on 7 MHz, created by PY1ZFK based on a design by DL8VO. It includes detailed instructions on building the antenna.

An homemade fan dipole antenna for 20 30 40 meter bands, setup in a 15 meter wide garden. The longest leg for 40 meter is folded to fit in the 7.5 m

An antenna project for a beam antenna for 7 Mhz

Two 40 meter phased vertical antennas, project, pictures and description by W4NFR

A 5/8 wave antenna, can be fed with ladder line from the center insulator to tuner.

An home made UHF 7 elements Yagi antenna project

A lightweight portable vertical antenna for 40m

Phased wire vertical antennas for 40 meters band

A simple to build full length 20/40 dipole antenna to be used in inverted vee configuration

The antenna consists of 6 runs of stranded wires spaced by plastic Hula Hoop spacers made of poly tubing

In this experiment the autor is going to explore the use of a 1:64 matching network on the End Fed Long Wire Antenna. Experiment will consist in build a 80-40-20-15-10 meter End Fed Long Wire Antenna with a 1:64 matching network from the documentation available on the internet

A 2 element 40 meters band parasitic delta loop antenna project with pictures and details

Design of a 40 meter Vertical antenna

Homemade moxon antenna for the 40 meter band. This article is not very descriptive but includes some very detailed images

A multiband trapped end-fed antenna can cover 20 30 40m bands. An option for portable sota operations were weight end simplicity are essential

Amateur Radio 40m 20m 15m Half Wave Fan dipole antenna project with part list, pictures and drawing. Includes the option to expand the antenna to cover the 80 meters band

A Resonant FeeD line (RFD) antenna for 7 MHz prohect tested and tuned.

A multiband vertical antenna for HF bands with elevated ground radials slant down at 45 degrees and acting also as guy wires.

A helically wound vertical antenna experiment. 14 meter of wire wounded on a 8 meter fishing pole with 4 elevated radials

A monoband delta loop antenna for the 7 MHz. This vertically polarized DX Antenna is a full wavelength sngle side antenna and has a total length of 42.3 meters (137,1 inch) Can be easily setup with a flag pole or fishing pole as center top mast. For optimal performance lower side should be at 2 meter above the ground. This antenna offers a low radiation angle and 1 DB Gain.

Isotron antennas are antennas of reduced size, without tuning. On 40 and 80m band, it is made of two plates into v whose angles are connected by a coil. In this article the description of a home made realization for the 40m band.

A portable (15.5 foot diameter) NVIS loop for 3.5 to 7.3 MHz. Performs well at high and low takeoff angles, and has smaller footprint than most NVIS antennas.

A dual band dipole antenna for 40 and 80 meters band. Total lenght of 26 meters, foreseen two coils at aprox 11 meters distance from center feed.

No exotic claims are made for this antenna. Author just tried a few WSPR experiments on 40 meters and was surprised with the results. What appears below may inspire you to try something equally off-the-wall, to see what happens.

A modified Hairpin antenna for a wider bandwidth an mounted on a grounded metalic mast

This antenna is an off-center fed spiral dipole for 40 meters. The spiral dipole is very compact, making it well-suited for limited space (like an apartment patio), while the off-center feed gives the antenna some multiband capability.

An experimento of a 40 meter delta loop antenna both in horizontal and vertical polarization and several elevation angles with interesting notes about the effect of the radial field under the antenna.

A multi-band off centre fed dipole, designed to operate on all bands from 40m (7MHz) to 6m (50MHz). Author claims it will operate on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10m without an ATU (SWR <3:1) plus 6m with an ATU.

This article dives into a budget-friendly, DIY antenna option - the multiband half wave end-fed antenna (HWEF). Forget expensive radials; this design uses just wire and a transformer. While the 2012 approach might be dated, it provides a solid foundation for understanding HWEF concepts. Explore how different coil setups can target specific bands (40m, 20m, 10m) for optimal radio communication.