Simple Ham Radio Antennas

 "OnAllBands Blog." Views expressed are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 07 June 2026, 0353 UTC. Content and Source:  "OnAllBands.com." https://www.onallbands.com/ham-radio-tech-do-nearby-metal-trees-significantly-affect-antennas/ Please check URL or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (KH6JRM/AL0HA). https://arrlnewshawaii.blogspot.com. https://simplehamradioantennas.blogspot.com. Ham Radio Tech: Do Nearby Metal & Trees Significantly Affect Antennas? Posted by Mark Haverstock, K8MSH on June 3, 2026 at 1:15 pm Antennas may look simple—just a piece of metal in the air—but they are surprisingly sensitive to their surroundings. Nearby metal objects and trees can dramatically affect how an antenna performs, sometimes improving it, sometimes hurting it, and occasionally turning a perfectly good antenna into an expensive yard ornament. Radio waves don’t exist in isolation. Every antenna interacts with ...

  If you need a simple, multi-band HF antenna covering the 40-10 meter amateur radio bands, check this Rybakov antenna project from Tim (G5TM). The Rybakov antenna is ideal for both field and home station use. Most of the antenna components are available through online vendors or at the nearest hardware store or home improvement outlet.  Your "junk box" may contain an old PVC mast, a suitable UnUn, or lengths of speaker wire. This antenna is easy-to-make and deploy in your backyard or at the nearest public park. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odWQKiLYY5o. Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Tim (G5TM): Let’s have a good look at the Rybakov antenna. Build one and see how it works. Connect with my channel by subscribing and commenting. How this was made Auto-dubbed Audio tracks for some languages were automatically generated. Learn more As...

  If you live on a small urban lot, you know how difficult it is to use a decent antenna on the 160 meter and 80 meter amateur radio bands.  The size alone can make you abandon this fascinating slices of the HF spectrum. In this video, Peter Waters (G3OJV) shows us how a "reverse fed grounded L antenna" can get you on these bands.  Inverted L antennas can perform very well if you pay attention to how the antenna is fed and deployed.  A simple ground radial or counterpoise system and a 49:1 UnUn can help reduce the size of the antenna while boosting overall efficiency of this antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho3q2YJchAI. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Peter (G3OJV): The Inverted L antenna has all kinds of possibilities. We recently covered the Reverse Fed Grounded L Antenna. Here we look at a simple method of ...