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W5GI Mystery Antenna ^pop - W5GI Mystery Antenna is a multi-band wire antenna that performs exceptionally well even though it confounds antenna modeling software. This antenna covers 80 to 6 meters with low feed point impedance and will work with most radios, with or without an antenna tuner. It is approximately 100 feet long, can handle the legal limit, and is easy and inexpensive to build. It is similar to a G5RV but a much better performer especially on 20 meters.
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RF in shack with vertical and longwire antennas - Why a vertical antenna or longwire antenna might require a balun
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Longwire Antenna Balun Project - Home brew a long wire balun
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Beverage Antennas - So you want to build a Beverage Antenna. This article offers insights on building a two-wire Beverage antenna for better reception. Key points include using long wire (at least a wavelength, ideally two), keeping it straight and away from vertical conductors, and sloping ends for noise reduction. The author recommends copper clad wire and mentions transformer design considerations for later discussion.
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Wire Antenna Life - How long should a wire antenna last? Wire antennas are not forever. Installation and quality are major factors in the useful life. Don't forget maintenance. You can avoid an untimely failure.
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Inverted Vee monoband antenna - This project will enable you to build a monoband long wire inverted vee with 3/4 wave length sides that will have a bit of gain
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Open Wire Feed Line a second look - Put up the longest dipole you can fit, feed it with open wire line, connect it to the balanced output of your tuner and poof! Instant multiband antenna. Is life really that simple?
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M1IOS - Wonder Whip antenna and tuner - M1IOS Wonder Whip antenna - The M1IOS Wonder Whip A 10 dollars QRP Portable Multiband Antenna for HF, VHF and UHF A variation on the Miracle Whip and Wander Wand. This antenna tuning unit will get your SWR really low on telescopic whips, mobile 3/8th antenna and long wires. A remarkable little tuner that really works!
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Longwire Antenna Instructions ^pop - Instructions for Putting up a Long-Wire Antenna
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Longwire antenna basics ^pop - basic notes on building longwire antennas for medium waves
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Long Loopstick Antenna - Wound on a 3 foot length of PVC pipe, the long loopstick antenna was an experiment to try to improve AM radio reception without using a long wire or ground.
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AMANDX Dipole - The longwire antenna is a very effective antenna for the listener who wants to cover all of the shortwave bands from 530 KHZ to 30 MHZ.a
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Antenna switch for sloper antennas - An easy to build antenna switch for long wire antennas, expecially designed for sloper antennas
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Importance of noise reduction in wires antennas - An old post by John Doty about effects of noise in longwire antenna.
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FBK portable mini tuner - Tunes symmetric/coax/longwire antenna's between 1.8-50MHz
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The FD4 (FD3) Windom Antenna ^pop - The 4-band Fritzel model FD4 is a special version of a Windom antenna. It is a half-wave long on the lowest frequency, and is fed from a coax cable through a transformer inserted in the wire at one-third from one end
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A Longwire Aerial for Six Metres - Build a longwire antenna for 50 Mhz
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CO2KK Wire antenna for 50 Mhz - 6m (50Mhz) Long wire antenna There is another form of long wire antenna which provides uni-directional coverage and is easy to build. Description by Arnie Coro CO2KK
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Ni4L ANTENNAS & ELECTRONICS - 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.
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Long Range Wi-Fi - Long range Wi-Fi antennas you can build. Helicals, parabolics, and biquads discussed. How to add external antennas to WUSB54GC and F5D7050 usb wireless adapters for long range connections.
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