Simple Ham Radio Antennas

  If you need a high-performance HF antenna for the annual ARRL Field Day (last full weekend of June), please try this BuddiHex Antenna used in the 2022 ARRL Field Day event. In this video, Josh Nass (KI6NAZ) unpacks, sets up, tunes, and uses this fascinating HF antenna at his club's Field Day event in California. According to Josh, the antenna "is a winner" for this high-paced Amateur Radio communications exercise. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecMC8oIHMYc. Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA) Here are some comments from Josh (KI6NAZ): Field Day is a great time to shake out antenna systems and see which ones are worth the time and money. This year, I got to deploy the BuddiHEX with very little prior experience. Going so far that my first assembly was done on the Field Day site. Spoiler Alert: What a fantastic antenna! BuddiHEX - https://www.buddipole.com/buddihe...

  What kind of wire do you use for HF antennas? In this video, Chuck (KK6USY), explores the many wire choices you can use for both portable and home-based antennas. Chuck discusses the pros and cons of each wire type and offers suggestions on how to improve the performance of your wire choice. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTU44X7-yTo Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA) Here are some comments from Chuck (KK6USY): In this video I talk about different types of wire and where you might want to use one type of wire over another in certain situations. Coffee and Ham Radios antennas, https://coffee-and-ham-radios.square.... BNTECHGO 22 Gauge Silicone wire, https://amzn.to/3XZLfiW BNTECHGO 26 Gauge Silicone wire, https://amzn.to/3Hbalp8 22 Gauge Red Black Speaker Wire, https://amzn.to/3uvU6LO 18AWG Speaker Wire, https://amzn.to/3Bfoeie #hamradio , #antena1 , #wire This video explor...