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Portable Vertical Antenna for 75m and 40m featuring Low radiation angle for DX, easy to install and to match 50 ohms

The Buddipole is a hi-tech, take-apart dipole designed for HF portable operations. The antenna uses a multi-band adjustable coil for all bands 40m - 2m.

An easy to build moxon antenna for portable use. A Moxon Rectangle is a two element beam, where both elements are folded towards eachother.

Tunes symmetric/coax/longwire antenna's between 1.8-50MHz

Arrow-Style VHF/UHF portable satellite antenna by VE2ZAZ

G8ODE antenna project, where the 40m & Short 80m antenna was deployed as a sloping wire antenna using the 10M fibre glass fishing pole and a hook on the house's gutter-board

The best way to describe a go-box is a complete amateur radio station in a box. An example is described in this article. The project describes building a portable amateur (ham) radio station, known as a "go-box," housed in a durable orange Pelican case. The go-box contains all necessary radio equipment except for external power and antennae, which are carried separately. It includes items like a Yaesu transceiver, power supply, antenna tuner, speaker, and a clock. The case is designed for mobility and visibility, with a vertical layout to allow in-vehicle operation. Future upgrades might include cooling fans, an LED lamp, and built-in antennae for better functionality in various conditions.

The octoloop antenna is a length of 25 pair telephone wire inside an octagonal loop shield of 3/4 hard copper pipe

A suitable high gain 70cms antenna for SOTA operation was sought that did not have the drawbacks of a long Yagi antenna, principally a narrow beamwidth and bandwidth.

The Arrow Antenna is a design classic: it combines light weight, compact design and functionality in a single package for operating FM dual band satellites such as AO-27, UO-14, SO-41 and SO-50

The Emtech ZM-2 Antenna Tuner is a nifty little portable transmatch for QRP (low power). It utilizes the well-known Z-match circuit, which is especially useful for balanced antennas (like dipoles and loops).

A Versatile Innovative Portable Multi-band Tunable Antenna can work HF VHF and UHF ideal as portable or balcony antenna

Ideal for QRP operations on 10 meters band in french

A portable dualband dipole robust and compact antenna usable for horizontal and vertical polarisation by ON6MU

Transporting Yaesu FT-817 along with antennas and other accessories.

The Chameleon V1 HF Multiband Antenna is a mobile antenna that can also be used as portable. Lightweight mil whip antenna system with 10 BANDS capability 6m, 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m & 80m.

This 2 meter 3 element cubical quad antenna is small, light weight and portable. A backpack antenna that is easy to put together in just minutes and parts store inside the boom making it ready for travel or storage.

How to make a loading coil for the AD5X portable vertical antenna

An homemade portable vertical antenna with a trap near the mid point of the main element. The trap is made with 42mm diameter PVC pipe with 9 turns of wire on it

A project for a portable antenna for amateur radio satellite reception, for 2 meters and 70 centimeters bands

Excel sheet containing technical comparisons of commercial HF portable antennas compiled by ON4SKY. Includes pictures, manufacturer, db gain, band coverage, F/B ratio, price, weight and dimensions.

A simple base loaded quarter wave vertical, which can be used on a car or portable by G3YCC

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

30/17/12 and 20/15/10-Meter Tribanders and a 40 meters inverted V wire yagi antenna

144 Mhz portable 4 elements quand antenna by N1LO

Telescopic antenna mast for portable usage by PE1OPM

A portable VHF home-made Yagi-Uda antenna, that is extremely easy to build and very cheap. Moreover this antenna, while dismounted is just 1 meter long, and the total weight is just 100 grams.

The following are the opinions expressed by various amateurs

A NorCal Project A Crappie, not crappy, portable antenna

The no counterpoise antenna

Simple, inexpensive and lots of fun! Here is an easy to make home brew antenna that can get you on the air working satellites or be built for use as a portable hand held antenna to extend the range of your HT.

A quick vertical for 160 meters portable use

Tactical Radios Manufacturers of HF and VHF Transceivers, NVIS Antennas, Portable and mobile antennas for military and commercial use.

A 3.5 Mhz top loaded vertical antenna built using 2 elevated radials by DJ9RB

This note describes a relatively small, but efficient, loop antenna initially created for portable operation. With suitable modifications, it can be adapted for fixed station use. In this age of CC&Rs, an antenna similar to this may very well be the answer to your problems. Have a look, be inspired, get out the torch / soldering iron and create your own version!

A small portable antenna tuner for HF and VHF bands by ON6MU

Portable magnetic loop antennas - G4TPH Mag-loop antennas Reviewed in PW and RadCOM, Both QRP and QRO, Portable. The only Magloop on the market that is fully portable

An 87ft inverted L portable antenna working on 80 40 30 20 15 meters band

Outbacker mobile and portable antenna systems are slim line, highly efficient, single whip multi bond antennas for vehicular and limited space portable applications.

A portable 4 elements quad antenna for 144 MHz, 9 to 10 DBd forward gain, 30 DB front-to-back ratio, and 33 DB front-to-side ratio

A compact multiband wire antenna suitable for portable operations.

A magnetic loop made just of wire. Suitable for portable usage and for QRP operations.

This project is an attempt to build a portable standalone VNA (Vector Network Analyzer).

A Low -Power, Distributed Capacitance Twisted Loop , indoor portable HF antenna by Monty Northrup, N5ESE

A portable 4 elements yagi antenna for 70 MHz by yu7ef

W4ZT used this antenna for Field Day and other portable applications. He built them for all bands between 160 meters and 6 meters. You can make them easily using whatever wire you have available and make the insulators from scrap plastic

A umbrella dish. Portable high gain antenna for AO-40

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

A vertical portable antenna system by W0SJS that will work on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 meters

Putting up wire antennas is always a fun proposition. Sometimes it is fun for the participants and often fun for on-lookers. There are at least as many methods as there are folks putting up antennas.