Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  If you live in a deed-restricted area or on a small urban lot, you may find this video useful in getting your amateur radio station on the air. The video explores practical, inexpensive ideas that will "beat antenna restrictions."  These options are "hidden, stealthly, and effective." If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4YHpt7V1Wg Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some additional comments from "Telecom Training": Many amateur radio operators believe that living in an HOA means giving up HF communication altogether. But that simply isn't true. In this video, we explore practical ways to operate amateur radio under HOA restrictions using antennas that blend naturally into their surroundings. We'll look at stealth wire antennas, decorative flagpole antennas, magnetic loops, rain gutter antennas, portable operation, and other t...

  If you live in a deed-controlled property (HOA, CC&Rs), you may find this stealth antenna idea from Billy Penley (KN4MKB) interesting. Billy shows how he uses an End Fed Halfwave (EFHW) antenna from his home without getting the attention of his neighbors. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TPanrPTfBw. Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Billy (KN4MKB): I've been rocking an EFHW out of apartment windows for 5-6 years now in 3 different locations. I'm hoping to move into a house soon so I thought it would be a good idea to share my methodology just in case it works for someone else. The antenna is almost obvious when you pay attention, but this works because people don't. Most people won't pay attention to old wire in the air, just don't make a fuss, and once it's up there, leave it alone. Keep RFI from coming into your apartme...