Greetings, I like to look for stuff at hardware and building supply stores that would be good for hams on a budget. At Menard's, I found...
I live in a two story apartment building and I've gotten permission from my landlord to put in place an antenna. I'm thinking about running ~30ft...
Got to thinking about a vertical monopole antenna idea in my head and thought I would throw it out there to see if it has been done or not. Here...
Hello, I own a Diamond BB7V vertical antenna. I've had it a few years and unfortunately the matching transformer at the base has stopped working....
Has anyone tried setting up a temporary vertical antenna using common aluminum wall framing studs? These things cost maybe $3 to $5 for a...
Basic problem: I would like a vertically polarized omni antenna for FM, monoband if possible, and with some 'gain'. I run a PAR omni-angle for...
Looking for a base station VHF UHF receive antenna, and I would like to know what you have found works best. This is for the intent of...
I am trying to conceive a 1/16 wave vertical for 640m and I was wondering if anyone has heard of such a thing, and if so what would the impedance...
Now that the snow is finally melting around here, I'm looking into making a 10 meter vertical antenna that can be easily hung from a tree and held...
I invite you to a film with a vertical antenna on the 80 and 30 meter bands . Video with subtitles in English [MEDIA]
My last QTH was in the mountains with no neighbors, unlimited space and my homebrew skywire 80 meter loop. The new QTH is in the flat land of...
ok.... just for the sake of this discussion, assume that you have the ability to put up a vertical antenna at any height you want..... 50ft.......
New ham with probably a dumb question .... I have a multi-element horizontal dipole for my main HF antenna. With almost zero 10M SSB band...
A couple of us recently did some experiments with an HF path that was very short – 155km point-to-point. Our experiments concentrated on 80m and...
I read an article about the downside of the Hustler series verticals (5BTV, etc.) in that they don't have a way to bleed off static from wind...
This is a chart I carry with me for setting up the MFJ-1899T telescopic whip and elevated radial lengths. I came up with these settings using the...
Been thinking about the Wolf River coil solution on a tripod for a simple portable antenna, and maybe a backyard semi-portable solution....
I have a Hy-Gain AV-18S that I opted to mod with the Wolf River Coil. It worked marginally in my quick connections, but I decided to put a...
I installed the 5btv temporarily about 5 months ago. I lag-bolted the antenna directly to a 4x4 and added the radial system using ground bus...
I have moved into a space-limited location and am considering the Hustler 4 BTV. It looks simple enough to put together, but I'm concerned about...
