Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  If you need more HF antenna ideas for your ham station, please check this video from Chuck (KK6USY). In this video, Chuck describes 12 easy-to-make wire HF wire antennas that use locally available materials.  These antennas range from dipoles to yagis. Chuck also provides a list of material needed, various construction methods, and several antenna tuning techniques. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdtwRxdgR_M. Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Chuck (KK6USY): In this video I go over 12 wire antennas that are easy to make. You may have others that you like make sure and add them in the comments! #antenna , #hamradio , #diy , Learn to build twelve different wire antennas, from dipoles to Yagis. This tutorial covers materials, construction techniques, and tuning adjustments for each design. The video emphasizes economical and easy-t...

  Thanks to Dale (WB6BYU) for this fascinating antenna tutorial. Dale shows us how to build 3 basic wire antennas that work in the field and at your home station. These simple, yet effective antennas, are inexpensive and use readily available materials. You may already have most of the materials in your "junk box." If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL7eAvl4Pyo. Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Dale (WB6BYU): Welcome to Practical Antenna's longest video yet! In this video, I will show you three simple wire antennas for use in the field. All of them are extremely portable and relatively inexpensive to set up. These are great for field day, backpacking, and everyday use. Enjoy! The telescoping mast is from Max Gain Systems (www.mgs4u.com). I've been told that similar ones are available from DX Engineering. Leave us a comment with video...

  If you want to receive photos from weather satellites, you'll need to build a simple Quadrifilar Helix (QFH) antenna.  The QFH antenna is circular polarized antenna designed to receive signals from NOAA weather satellite on a frequency of 137 mHz. In this video, the "Airborne Surfer" explains the theory and practice behind this fascinating antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser searchbox:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XLURp33MBo. Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from the "Airborne Surfer": If you want to build an antenna to receive signals from a weather satellite, you will need a special kind of circular polarized antenna known as a quadrifilar helix antenna. In this video, we'll go through the theory and practice behind how to build a QFH antenna. These antennas are especially-made for NOAA weather satellite reception and are tuned to 137MHz to receive polar orbi...