Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  If you ever have to run coaxial feedline through a brick wall to your home station, please view this excellent tutorial from "Tinker John" (W5CYF). This is not an easy project, but, if you follow "Tinker John's" detailed instructions, you should be able to complete the project without problems.  Most of the materials for this effort can be found at the nearest building supply or warehouse outlet. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7fQzpC6RLw. Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from "Tinker John" (W5CYF): Showing how to permanently put coax through brick wall using commonaly found items at Lowes, Home Depot, etc. Click here to see items that may be related to this video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/w5cyftink... W5CYF outlines the steps to install a permanent, waterproof electrical conduit through a brick wall for amateur ...

After months of antenna preparations, the gathering of supplies, and selecting a new "field" site, the 2026 ARRL Field Day is finally here. The views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio Field Day update are those of The ARRL. Accessed on 26 June 2026, 2241 UTC. Content and Source provided by The ARRL.  Copyright ARRL. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgMgCWqpNrMRxTgSmLntSRmFDz Please check the email link or scroll down to read the official announcement. Russ Roberts (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Ready...Set...Field Day! view this email in your browser   Celebrate Amateur Radio's Biggest Weekend! This weekend, more than 30,000 amateur radio operators will come together for the largest and most popular on-the-air events in the United States and Canada.   This year's theme, " Amateur Radio: A National Resource ," combined with the ARRL Year of the Club and America's 250th anniversary, provides the perfect opportunity for radio clubs to set up stations in pub...

  Thanks to the late Stan Gibilisco (W1GV) for this in depth discussion of the "classic" Extended Double Zepp Antenna. According to Stan, the EDZ is a simple, yet effective "collinear array of two 5/8 waves in phase."  The antenna exhibits modest gain while being useful on several HF amateur radio bands. If you want an inexpensive multiband HF antenna, please try this EDZ project from Stan (W1GV). If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j3BsYbzwvw. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

  You don't need to spend a lot of money to build a simple, effective multi-band HF antenna. In this video, Peter Waters (G3OJV) shows us several HF antenna projects "that cost little and are easy to make."  If you have some wire, a length of coaxial cable, and a few tools and supports, you can get on the air quickly with a good signal. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1gow93jMPk. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Peter (G3OJV): Many Ham Radio operators are working on a budget where the cost of a commercial antenna eats too heavily into the finance available. Maybe you are a beginner and would like to build yourself a simple antena to get you started. Here, Peter G3OJV, provides some simple designs that reqire little more than some wire and coax cable. Ham Radio Store - We ship worldwide. https://www.hamradiostore.co.uk Ante...