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The Double Bazooka Dipole is a very efficient single band antenna which is very quite, and does not require the use of a balun. This antenna consists of coax (RG58) or other 50 ohm type with the shield split at the center and the feedline attached to the open ends

Demonstrates the construction and performance of an updated ZS6BKW multiband dipole, a variant of the _G5RV_ antenna, specifically designed for HF operation. The article details a real-world installation using 13.5m copper wire elements and 12.2m of 450 Ohm ladder line, configured as a sloping inverted-V with the apex at 10m and ends at 4m above ground. It covers the critical aspect of impedance matching, incorporating an 8-turn choke balun at the feedline transition to RG-58U coax to mitigate RF common mode current. Measurements confirm favorable SWR readings below **1.3:1** on 7.1 MHz, 14.11 MHz, 18.06 MHz, and 24.8 MHz, indicating effective resonance across 40m, 20m, 17m, and 12m bands. The installation also shows usable SWR dips on 3.55 MHz (5:1), 29.02 MHz (2:1), and 50.84 MHz (3:1), extending its utility to 80m, 10m, and 6m with an antenna tuning unit. Initial on-air results report clear reception of stations over **5000km** away, validating its DX potential.

Cleverscope PC based oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and signal generators

A description page on how build delta loops antennas. In italian

Free Band modification for the Yaesu VX-6R

The Carpet Loop II is an inexpensive, easily built, high performance antenna that can work in almost all apartments.

Article by DK5WL describes a multi-band DX antenna for the 160m-40m amateur radio bands with low visibility but great performance for long distance communication.

The R.F. Connection Specialist in RF Connectors, Coax, Cables, Grounding

Complete tower system incorporates rotator mount, and lateral support collars. You never have to climb again - and forget the hassle of tilting over to work on large arrays. The "One Man Tower" is the strongest dmall footprint free standing self erecting tower in the world

The Radio Attic serves as a dedicated online marketplace for **antique radios**, offering a platform for enthusiasts to buy and sell vintage communication equipment. The site features classified advertisements, each displaying full-color photographs of the radio, a detailed description, and a direct link to the seller's email address. This structure facilitates direct communication between buyers and sellers, as transactions are handled independently, not by the webmaster. Listings are categorized by style, manufacturer, and year of manufacture, including models from Admiral, Airline, Atwater Kent, Crosley, Emerson, Fada, General Electric, Philco, RCA, Silvertone, and Zenith. The platform also tracks new additions, with 49 radios and 6 books added in the past 30 days, and highlights recently sold items, totaling 157 radios this year. Beyond sales, the site provides resources like a price guide and information on upcoming swap meets, such as the Southeastern Antique Radio Society's Spring Swap Meet in Forsyth County.

A complete site for anyone wanting to use kites or balloons for supporting Top Band antenna systems.

Perfect ground vs. poor ground. What is the difference? How does the ground influence the DX-gain?

There are many ways to support an amateur radio antenna. Installatio of a utility pole will provide an antenna height of approximately 13 meters (40 feet) and will require no guy wires.

Calculations for determining the wind loading stress on an antenna mast. Link to a spreadsheet for calculating the mast bending stress based on wind speed and antenna cross sectional area.

The document is a PDF detailing the construction of the DBJ-1 VHF-UHF Dual Band J-Pole antenna for amateur radio use. It provides instructions on how to build a high-performance dual band base antenna for VHF and UHF bands using a single feed line for less than $10.

Calculating and building an Eggbeater antenna. InstantTune and push-button Rx. Documentation available in french and english

The ZS6BKW multiband HF antenna, a design by ZS6BKW (G0GSF), functions effectively on multiple HF bands without requiring an Antenna Tuning Unit (ATU) for 40, 20, 17, 12, 10, and 6 meters. This antenna, approximately **27.51 meters** (90 feet) long with a 12.2-meter (40-foot) open-wire feeder, is a direct descendant of the _G5RV_ but offers superior multi-band resonance. It can be deployed as a horizontal dipole or an inverted-vee, with the latter requiring only a single support and maintaining an apex angle of at least 90 degrees to prevent signal cancellation. Performance data, recorded with an MFJ Antenna Analyser, indicates SWR values of 1:1 on 7.00 MHz (40m) and 14.06 MHz (20m), with SWR below 1.3:1 on 17m, 10m, and 6m. While primarily designed for these bands, the antenna can be adapted for 80m, 30m, and 15m with an ATU, preferably at the balanced feeder's base. The use of 450-ohm twin-lead for the feeder is recommended over 300-ohm for improved strength and reduced losses, especially in adverse weather conditions. This design, originally published in _RadCom_ in 1993 and featured in Pat Hawker’s "Antenna Topics," provides a compact and efficient solution for HF operation, particularly for those with limited space or resources.

Linking VHF and UHF radios and repeaters around the world using a secure Voice-Over-IP system, with no hackers!

RadioReference.com, scanner frequency and radio communications reference source, with complete conventional frequency assignments, trunked radio system information, frequencies, and talkgroups, FCC License assignments and maps, 10-Code Lists, agency maps, files, downloads, links, and detailed agency information for most public safety, military, and local government activities.

The G3TPW Cobwebb antenna covers five bands, 14 - 28 mhz, including the WARC bands

Multimode suite, feature logging, Internet interface to CXCluster, Smart multi-mode controller software, contest, APRS, and PSK31 via Sound card. Free and Commercial version available.

A 20 meter quarter wave vertical antenna by jerry sevick W2FMI QST Article

Eight Bands On One Coax by kh2d

The **NW3Z** optimized wideband antenna designs, originally presented at Dayton 2001, detail Yagi configurations for the 20-meter, 15-meter, and 10-meter amateur radio bands. This resource provides access to the design files, likely containing critical parameters such as element spacing, element lengths, and boom dimensions, which are essential for replicating these directional antennas. The designs focus on achieving wide bandwidth, a desirable characteristic for contesters and DXers operating across a significant portion of each band. The content specifically references "nw3z-Antenna-DesignsDownload," indicating that the core information is available as a downloadable file, presumably in a format suitable for antenna modeling software or direct construction. Such files typically include **NEC models** or similar data, allowing for performance analysis and optimization before physical construction. The emphasis on "optimized wideband" suggests design considerations for SWR bandwidth and gain characteristics over a broader frequency range than typical narrow-band Yagis. The resource serves as a direct source for specific, proven antenna designs from a known amateur radio antenna designer, offering practical data for hams interested in building high-performance Yagi arrays for HF.

Basics and principles of the HB9CV antenna by Rudolf Baumgartner. This antenna join electric advantages of the two elements direct feeded aerials with the mechanical advantages of the Yagi antennas, in French.

10-12-15-17 meter band yagi antenna

By Dave Gauding, NF0R

The Adcock antenna has been used for a long time for RDF. It is basically an interferometer.

This wire-beam has one radiator-element, feeded with 450-Ohm-Wireman-twinlead and needs an antenna-tuner. For the bands 6m, 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m and 20m bended reflector-elements are used. The support is a cross of 4 fibreglass-fishing-rods

The "EZ-Tuner" is a homebrew automatic legal-limit antenna tuner that covers all amateur HF bands from 160-10 meters. Using a T-network design and controlled by a BASIC Stamp BS2sx microcontroller, the EZ-Tuner will match at least a 16:1 VSWR for either unbalanced or balanced transmission lines.

Homebrewina a multiband windom antenna

Argo, developed by I2PHD and IK2CZL, functions as a specialized freeware viewer for various weak signal modes, specifically MTHELL, Slow CW, QRSS, and DFCW. It processes audio input to visualize and decode these extremely low-speed transmissions, which are often imperceptible to the human ear. The software's capabilities extend to EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) operations, where its sensitivity to weak signals is particularly advantageous for detecting faint lunar reflections. The application provides a visual representation of the received signals, allowing operators to discern patterns and decode information from signals buried deep within the noise floor. Its design focuses on extracting data from signals with very narrow bandwidths and long integration times, characteristic of QRSS and similar modes. This tool is distinctively useful for experimenters and DXers engaged in challenging weak signal communication, offering a dedicated platform for modes not typically supported by general-purpose digital mode software. Its specialized focus on _Slow CW_ and _MTHELL_ makes it a niche but effective utility for specific operating scenarios.

How to make a Weatherproof Vertically Polarised Omnidirectional Aerial, The Slim Jim Antenna

Name Badges, Plastic Signs Desk Stands License Plates & Frames Rubber Stamps, and QSLs

A site for collectors, users, restorers of the historic World War Two radio, The Wireless Set No. 19, built in the UK and Canada, and used by many Allied armies.

The Clemens match is easy to make and reliable, and is preferable to a single Gamma match as it is balanced

A stacked Jpole antenna plan by Gary - KGØZP

Theory and operantions, G5RV construction tips by Keith, KE2DI

WA2UGT X-beam antenna for 17 meters band

Modification to the Bearcat 210 scanner for reception of 137 Mhz FM is a fairly simple process.

These omnidirectional antennas offer Horizontal polarization, and about 2.1 dbd of gain. They are much quieter than a dipole or a vertical, have a broader bandwidth and will usually out perform a dipole antenna.

The terminated tilted, folded dipole T2FD is a little known antenna that performs excellently. Compact in size compared to a half-wave dipole the T2FD provides signal gain, wide frequency coverage, and exceptionally low noise characteristics.

Icom PCR 1000 at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center monitoring meteor signals on 67.3 mhz.live.

the multiband Notebook Antenna, so called because the entire antenna will fit easily inside a 1" thick 3-ring binder

The original G5RV antenna system consists of a center-fed horizontal 102' wire plus a 34' length of open-wire 525-Ohm feeder. Louis Varney, the antenna system's developer, intended two other features. Learn more at Cebik website

Includes the PDF file of the General Class study guide by Dan Romanchik KB6NU free to download.

The Joystick antenna was used many years ago as an all band vertical HF antenna under restricted space situations that would cover from 80 meters thru 10 meters with a tuner and was a great commercial success Some hams even had success with it on 160 meters.

This antenna project came out very nice. It's a rugged homebrew multi-band trap vertical antenna that works the 10, 15, and 20 meter amateur radio bands. The antenna can be mounted on the ground or on a mast. Mounted on the ground the antenna has a low take off angle for working DX. If mounted on a mast the antenna will acheive both a low angle as well as another radiation lobe that has a much higher take off angle.

An attic indoor antenna successfully implemented by N9RET by using two runs of 2-conductor wire

Active antenna with a frequency response that is flat from 5kHz to over 30MHz