How to build, cut and tune an end-fed half-wave Ham Radio antenna.

End-fed half-wave antennas are popular options for HF operations. While basic construction of these antennas is fairly simple, tuning these systems can be difficult.

In this video, Josh Nass (KI6NAZ) takes us through the entire construction, testing, and tuning procedures needed to bring this antenna to its full potential.

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Thanks for joining us today.

Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA).

Here are some comments from Josh (KI6NAZ):

There are quite a lot of End Fed Half Wave antenna kits on the market and assembling them is all pretty much the same process.  While tuning an End Fed can be complicated the first time, these are my tips to make it much easier!

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