Building your own vertical ground plane antenna
Do you need a simple, effective, and reliable DX antenna for the 20 meter amateur radio band? According to Dave (N8DAV) you can assemble a basic 20 meter band telescoping vertical antenna from parts you may already have in your "junk box." Dave includes suggestions on to maximize the performance of this easily-made HF antenna. This antenna is suitable for both field use and regular operations from your home station. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiOgQLj4PGk. Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Dave (N8DAV): Building your own 20 Meter Telescopic Whip Vertical Ground Plane Antenna from parts lying around your shack. In this video I demonstrate how to take a grounding plate antenna adapter, one 5.6 meter telescopic whip antenna, four 3.2 meter telescopic whip antennas and build and tune a 20 Meter vertical ground plane antenna. After tun...