Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  Here's another great DX antenna from Walt's (K4OGO) book "Salty Walt's Portable Antenna Sketchbook." In this video, Walt shows us how to build a vertical end fed half wave antenna for the 20 meter and 15 meter Amateur Radio bands. These moderate gain HF antennas are easy to build and simple to deploy.  Most of the materials for these antennas can be found at various online distributors.  You may already have some of the materials in your "junk box." These antennas are fund to build and can be enjoyed at both "field" sites and at 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=XaEnIX14gYg. Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comment from Walt (K4OGO): Build the antenna from my book that I have found to be the best for portable HF DX #hamradio #portablehamradio #hamradioantenna Link to my book with ARRL discount: http...

If you're looking for a portable 2m/70cm antenna with great gain, please consider a "Slim Jim" designed and built by Joe (N9TAX). In this video, Joe offers an in-depth detailed analysis of the popular Slim Jim VHF/UHF antenna--a system designed for easy deployment in a variety of "field" operations.  This antenna is a perfect addition to your ARRL Field Day installation. The video discusses how to build this antenna and use it for both amateur radio and commercial scanning. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USRFt2xmPJM. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Joe (N9TAX): Check out our website! http://www.n9taxlabs.com This video dives into the design use and configurations of N9TAX Slim Jim antennas. These antennas can be used for Amateur radio commercial radio and scanning. They cover bands ranging from 100 - 1000mhz *. We t...