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Fan Vertical Antenna

Discussion in 'Amateur Radio News' started by VK6FLAB, Jan 11, 2019.

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  1. N2PQW

    N2PQW Ham Member QRZ Page

    "Everything's an antenna", I often say; it would appear just as you. From the DIY plumbing aisle to electrical, to the county recycle yard and any campground I pull in to.

    Just ask KC8VWM, there's many kindred spirits out here!

    Cheers,
    David / N2PQW
     
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  2. G1WZM

    G1WZM Ham Member QRZ Page


    100% agree Callum, it's exactly like the 'when you only have a hammer, you look for things to hit' analogy. For an antenna builder, everything has antenna potential either as signal carrier, insulator, or a device to hold it all up.
    In Finland I built and used a 20m vertical from a Christmas tree stand and Ikea curtain rods... and a 2M halo from a broomstick and building ties. Being above a granite rock, I used an 80m fullwave loop above the (rented) house. In Singapore, it was a 'fishing line' longwire off the third floor balcony after midnight made from a windbreak pole, plastic tubing, and heavy lead weights to stop it landing on a lower-neighbour balcony with RF on the end!
     

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  3. MM0JNL

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    Don't mean to sound rude but he does have the formula right. He is showing the calculation for the lengths of each individual element at 1/4 wavelength long to make up the complete 1/2 wave dipole.
     
  4. MM0JNL

    MM0JNL Premium Subscriber QRZ Page

    Now this looks like a fun project to try, just my kind of antenna. Having great success with a homebrew longwire and the hobby is much more fun to make something that works well rather than the mundane commercial stick in the sky. Sure go commercial for VHF/UHF but homebrew HF antennas are truly great fun and can be cheap as chips to make.
     

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