Simple 20m Vertical Antenna with no radials

 Thanks to Ian (G0CNN) for this fascinating 20 meter band vertical antenna that doesn't require a ground radial system.

The antenna is made from readily available RG-58 coaxial cable.

Ian takes us step-by-step through the design, building, testing, and on-air procedures.  The antenna is easy to make and deploy for both field and home station use.

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Thanks for joining us today.

Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA).

Here are some comments from Ian (G0CNN):

Join me as I make a very simple, yet effective antenna for the 20m amateur band made entirely of RG-58 coax and it doesn't use radials, so a bonus if you haven't got the space to lay any out on the ground. There is an air-wound or ferrite choke option to this design. Having had success with the same antenna on 15m (21MHz), I scaled-up the design for 20m amateur band. This video shows a step-by-step simple build process, analyser tests and then on-air real world testing with some successful DX contacts on what was a very flat band. The 15m Build & Test video can be seen here:    • 15m Vertical Antenna Simple Build   This is one of many ham/amateur radio related videos on my channel, which is all about simple practical projects and operating, both in the shack and out portable & mobile. If you like what you see, please give it a like 👍🏻 and subscribe to the channel if you're not already, and remember to hit the bell 🔔 so you’re notified of new videos as soon as they're published and you don't miss out. Thank you for watching 🙂 73 Ian

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