Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  You don't need a lot of money to make an efficient, easily deployable antenna for the Amateur Radio HF bands. In this video, Walt (K4OGO) shows us how build a simple speaker wire antenna covering the 20 through 10 meter amateur radio bands. Most of the materials for this project are easily found at the nearest hardware store, building supply outlet, or online from various vendors.  These parts include banana plugs, cheap speaker wire, a PVC mast, and coaxial cable. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDEUfPgx44M. Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Walt (K4OGO): Build an effective and inexpensive vertical antenna for any HF band. In this video I show you how to make speaker wire verticals to cover 20 through 10 meters. #hamradioantenna #hamradio #amateurradio Link to my drawing plan can be found on the Coastal Waves & Wires Faceboo...

  If you need a simple, effective HF antenna for the ARRL Field Day (last full weekend of June), then this "lightweight spider beam on a telescoping mast" may be for you. In this video, Johnathan Charles and a close friend erect a spider beam on a portable mast for the annual ARRL event. As with all antenna installations, be sure to have friends close by to help erect and position the installation. If you take your time and take appropriate safety measures, this antenna system will reward you with many contacts. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbhP3mBO-Yk. Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Jonathan: How light can you make a spiderbeam and still make it work? This is my experiment to create a simple antenna and telescoping Mast at minimal cost for Amateur Radio Field Day. How this was made Auto-dubbed Audio tracks for some languages were aut...

If you're looking for a portable 2m/70cm antenna with great gain, please consider a "Slim Jim" designed and built by Joe (N9TAX). In this video, Joe offers an in-depth detailed analysis of the popular Slim Jim VHF/UHF antenna--a system designed for easy deployment in a variety of "field" operations.  This antenna is a perfect addition to your ARRL Field Day installation. The video discusses how to build this antenna and use it for both amateur radio and commercial scanning. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USRFt2xmPJM. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Joe (N9TAX): Check out our website! http://www.n9taxlabs.com This video dives into the design use and configurations of N9TAX Slim Jim antennas. These antennas can be used for Amateur radio commercial radio and scanning. They cover bands ranging from 100 - 1000mhz *. We t...