Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  One of the easiest and least expensive dipole antennas available is the "classic" fan dipole.   If you're like Bob (KK4IV) in this video, most of the parts can be found in your "junk box" or at the nearest hardware store or building supply outlet. In this instance, Bob designed, built, and tested a multi-ban fan dipole covering the 40, 20, 17, and 10 meter amateur radio bands.  No antenna "tuner" is needed. This antenna uses parallel dipoles cut for each band and a single length of coaxial cable for a feed line.  The antenna is a simple project which delivers excellent results. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQfj9879K_c. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Bob (KK4IV): I built a multiband dipole that will work 40, 20, 17, and 10 meters for ham radio. An easy project I was able to tackle in one day. Calculat...

  One of the easiest, least expensive portable ham radio antennas you can make is the "classic" fan dipole. The antenna is a series of parallel resonant dipoles feed by a single coaxial cable feedline.  No "tuners" are needed to use the fan dipole. In this video, Chuck (KK6USY) takes us through the entire design, construction, testing, and use of this basic antenna system.   If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHeQCxhYhHM. Thanks for joining us today.   Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Chuck (KK6USY). The Fan Dipole is one of the Best portable wire antennas if you don't have a tuner! In this video I show what I used and how I assembled a fan dipole antenna for portable use on POTA or SOTA activations. Then I show how I deploy the antenna in the field. Check out the Ham Radio Adventures Merch shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/kk6usy-h... A...