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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 antenna project is a compact center-loaded wire-dipole. Center-loading is the most efficient way of loading a dipole or mono-pole

Slot antenna and complementary dipole

A 2 meter antenna made of copper tubes, offering circular polarization

A 11 pages pdf file about monoband or multiband end fed half wave vertical antenna that is great for DX and very cheap to build by Steve G0KYA

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

The WT0G crazy W dipole, a solution for 160 meter operations

Electrical half-wave dipoles HF antennas

This was an investigation into whether an inverted V dipole could be fed offcenter to work on 20, 17, 15, 12, AND 10.

Connecting centre fed antennas, dipoles, yagis, rhombics, loops to coaxial cable, unless care is taken, it is not difficult to end up with feeder radiation resulting in power loss and the radiation characteristics changes

80M field expedient antenna, suitable for NVIS operations

How to Build a ZS6BKW Antenna, an optimised version of the popular G5RV multiband Antenna, basically a random length dipole with a 450 Ohm ladder line acting as a 1:1 transformer by VK4MDX

How to make a Double Extended Zepp Antenna, almost a conventional halfwave dipole fed in the center with 300 or 450 ohm feed line by kh6jrm

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

A small antenna for limited space / lanai use.

A dipole for 2m, 4m, 6m band an hamdwritten note for a homemade vhf antenna that can be tuned across the VHF band

A trifilar folded dipole antenna for 80 meters band

10 Meter Easy to build wire dipole antenna

Yagi-logper is a linux GPL program to model a Yagi or Log-periodic antennas with horizontal cylindrical dipoles.

A presentation of popular wire antenna models like Dipoles, half size, full size, doble zepp, ocf dipoles, G5RV

Basic information on the folded dipole antenna

Ideal antenna for QRP work, as it has more gain over dipole.

A balun is a MUST for dipoles or similar antennas when they are feed with coaxial cables. Many hams connect the center conductor of the coaxial cable to one side of the dipole, and the shield to the other. Wrong!

A schematic antenna for a 40-80 Morgain dipole antenna with diagram and pictures, article partially in german

This article describes a project of asymmetrical hatted vertical dipole, a portable antenna that can be used for field day operations, sota, campings or even for fixed installations. This is a freestanding 20-10m antenna that is really easy to build, easy to tune and relatively easy to carry.

An Off-center-feed antenna that covers 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, and 6 meters

Inverted Vee antenna for 40m with simulation data by DF9CY

Homebrew a cobwebb antenna for the HF bands. This page describe a cobwebb multiband antenna resonating on 14 18 21 24 and 28 MHz. The cobweb antenna model can be considered a fan dipole, or better, multiple dipoles fed in parallel.

High power 4:1 air core balun for multi band fan dipole antenna

Article published on Practical Wireless about the W3DZZ multiband trapped dipole antenna made available by GM0ONX

Ham radio antennas and electronics, specialized in 1/2 wave dipole, OCF dipole, windom, full wave loop, end fed, inverted L, portable end fed antenna, long wire, SWL antenna, fan dipole, multiband dipole, G5RV and military antennas.

This 4m Slim Jim Antenna is cheap and easy to build yet it greatly out performs the more usual dipole due to its low angle of radiation. An SWR of 1:1 is obtainable across the 4m ham radio FM band with a simple adjustment.

The document provides a comprehensive overview of baluns, which are devices used to connect balanced loads, like dipole antennas, to unbalanced inputs, such as coaxial cables. It covers various types of baluns, including voltage and current baluns, and their design, construction, and testing. The text discusses the importance of baluns in preventing RF currents on coax shields and their applications in Ham radio setups. It also includes practical advice on selecting and using baluns based on antenna impedance and power ratings, along with detailed performance evaluations and construction tips for different balun configurations.

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

A trapped dipole antenna based on the orignal W3DZZ antenna design resonating on 80 40 20 15 10 meters

Author describes in this post a unique copper pipe fan dipole that he created and that provides fantastic results

Although a magnetic loop antenna(aka small loop antenna) is very compact, its efficiency is close to a half-wavelength dipole if carefully built.

A simple center-fed dipole made just with a thin-wall PVC pipe, aluminum tape, and RG-8X coax

This article explores the Cobra Junior linear loaded antenna for 80m to 10m bands. This antenna is a linear loaded dipole described by W4JOH in 73 magazine June 1997

A New Twist on Portable Multiband HF Dipoles, a Multi-band Spiral Dipole Off-Center-Feed match (OCF) antenna solution.

A folded dipole using twin lead By W8HDU

A bowtie antenna is a type of antenna that reputedly provides higher gain at lower radiation angles than a center-fed dipole antenna at heights considerably less than 1/2 wavelength above ground.

This document contains the detailed instructions to build a homemade lindenblad antenna using a twin-lead as dipole elements. This document contains 9 pages and includes a detailed construction sequence and some drawings to build this antenna for UHF and VHF ham radio bands

A javascript online calculator for popular wire antennas, from the standard easy to build flat-top dipole, to the inverted V dipole, but also the Quad Loop, and the equilateral delta loop antenna

Centre fed half wave dipoles make great, simple and effective antennas for the HF bands. Sometimes however, the centre feed is not ideal. This great project will improve the overall antenna performance.

The Folded Dipole is not used much amongst Radio amateurs, probably due to the fact that this antenna uses twice as much wire as a single-wire dipole.

A slinky dipole antenna that covers almost all HF bands mede with a flexible 90-turn metal spring by N4SPP

SOTA 6m 52 MHz Coaxial Dipole Antenna based on the vertical coaxial dipole named the Flowerpot Antenna

The Fence Fan Dipole a quick, easy and inexpensive multiband dipole antenna

Interesting article on multiband fan dipoles. This article give an overview on designing this wire antenna, and planning a robust installation and proper feed line. Includes notes on setting up a commercial fan dipole antenna and on how diy your own.