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A multi-band super mini loop antenna - To build this antenna you need a lot that is at least 100 feet across. Antenna covers all bands 80-10 meters + 30, 17, 12 meter WARC Bands
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How to build your own Magnetic Loop - An easy guide to "How to build your own magnetic loop" for 20 meters
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2 meter Quagi 97 ^pop - Dimensions and plan to build a W5UN EME quagi antenna
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Build this Novice 4 band vertical ^pop - Home made vertical antenna for 80 40 15 10 meters ARRL PDF file taken from QST June 1978
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50MHz J-Pole Antenna ^pop - Need a general purpose antenna on the magic band? The J-Pole is an easy-to-build and inexpensive device that provides an omni-directional vertically polarised antenna without the need for a ground plane. In technical terms, it is an end fed vertical 1/2 wave which is fed via a 1/4 wave matching stub.
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Build A Magnetic Loop ^pop - Documents and schema on how to build a Magnetic Loop Antenna fo 80/30 mtrs
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80 Meters EH Antenna plan ^pop - Building this antenna is very easy and inexpensive, 6 Foot EH Antenna
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My 80 Meter Magnetic Loop ^pop - A custom made 80 meter loop antenna. Reports on usage and tips to build the support.
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Swiss Quad for 10 and 6 meters - Based on HB9CV, F6ITV decribes how build a swiss quand antenna for 28 and 50 Mhz.
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J-Pole antenna design ^pop - Complete guide to build Jpole antennas with online dimensions calculator.
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Portable HF Antenna for the field day - 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.
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How to build a tuned loop antenna - How can you vastly improve your Medium Wave reception? its quite simple really, all you need is 120 foot of wire, a few lengths of timber and an old tuning capacitor with which you can build the answer to every DX'ers prayers, a tuned loop antenna.
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Handi-Tenna portable satellite antenna - Here is a high-performance hand-held beam antenna that is easy to build and guaranteed to improve your downlink from the LEO satellites over ANY rubber duck or mobile whip
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Radio Kits - Mailing list for people interested in building radio and electronics equipment from kits or from scratch. Frequent topics include shortwave radio receivers, construction techniques, and ham radio project.
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A Simple Telegraph Key - How To Build Code-Practice Apparatus: A Simple Telegraph Key
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EME, SETI, Radio Astronomy and HAMs - Dedicated to building bridges between the EME, SETI and Radio Astronomy Amateur Interest Groups.
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Push pull 2m amplifier - This shows an unsuccesful attempt to build a push pull 2 m amplifier, with the tubes in grounded screen.
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50MHz frequency counter, V-meter - Circuit schematic PCB and photo documentation on building a 50 Mhz frequency counter
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6m SSB/CW transceiver - Building a SSB & CW QRP transceiver for 50 Mhz
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Amateur Repeater Builders - Radio Mods, Technical Data, where to Purchase Equipment Amateur Repeater Coordination. All you need to build a repeater
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