Gain with one wire: Trying an End Fed ZigZag

 

Do you want a bit more gain from your end-fed wire antenna?

If you do, then this end-fed zigzag wire antenna is for you.

In this video, Peter Parker (VK3YE) builds 21 MHz (15 Meter Band) zigzag antenna to see if his signal is enhanced throughout the Pacific and North America.

His results are positive and leaves room for more experimentation. 

The antenna is easy to build and deploy.

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLt7umdKojY.

Thanks for joining us today.

Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

Here are some comments from Peter (VK3YE):

End-fed wires are popular for the HF bands but amateurs don't always get the most benefit from them. Especially in the 14 - 28 MHz range. Here I try an antenna that I call an End Fed Zig Zag (EFZZ) on 21 MHz WSPR across the Pacific Ocean between Australia and North America. Contents: 0:01 Introduction 1:26 What we pay too much and too little attention to 2:34 Some other types of antennas 3:18 Introducing the End Fed Zig Zag (EFZZ) 5:20 In the field 7:53 Analysis of results 10:10 Other things to try (including 28 MHz version) 11:54 Summary 12:27 Books This is Part 1. Watch Part 2 here:    • Gain with an End Fed Zig Zag on 28 MHz (an...   144 MHz variant: Change the orientation and get one that's horizontally polarised. You can also feed it in the middle of one of the elements. See https://www.qsl.net/dk7zb/zigzag/zz-E... PS: If you liked this video please consider supporting Amateur Radio VK3YE by: Subscribing on YouTube Checking my books page at https://books.vk3ye.com​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Shopping on Amazon via: https://amzn.to/3iiDQXv, or Shopping on eBay via: https://ebay.us/i9DuWP (then if you buy something I'll get a small commission at no cost to you)

Amateur Radio VK3YE explores an End Fed Zig Zag antenna's performance on 21 MHz WSPR, transmitting across the Pacific. This portable antenna design uses a single wire and two poles for testing signal strength. The video demonstrates the antenna's setup and compares its effectiveness against a different configuration.

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