Ham Radio Outside the Box
"Repost: Introducing an antenna called 'Long Tall Sally.'" Views expressed in this antenna article are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 07 October 2026, 1341 UTC. Content and Source: John (VA3KOT). https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQhWnrzxbvJhsQlkkxxtzqfKwxC Please check email link or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (KH6JRM). https://simplehamradioantennas.blogspot.com https://arrlnewshawaii.blogspot.com Read on blog or Reader Ham Radio Outside the Box Repost: Introducing an antenna called “Long Tall Sally” By John VA3KOT on October 7, 2026 Way back in February 2024 Ham Radio Outside the Box published a post titled “A Most Unusual Vertical Antenna for 20m”. It introduced the idea that the radiating element of a raised quarter wave vertical antenna could be stretched to a much longer length with a corresponding shortening of its radials. The idea is worth revisiting because it intr...
