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publish here, please email to me..n4ujw at I may work only on CW. loops" attached to the loading coil in the center of the antenna.You google_ad_height = 600; I decided to use a vertical antenna on 10 meters because I had a Radio Shack 102-inch stainless-steel whip (#21-903, $15) just looking for an application! Post #1542. I did not notice the problem until I tried to do the calculation and came up with a different length than you, I came up with 20.54 feet . under the elements.My cost was about $20 for the tubing and screws. google_ad_height = 60; If you use 50-ohm coaxial cable as your feed line, you'll need a matching device at the base of the antenna to make the antenna work correctly. some have used, to keep from buying the coil form, is to drill a hole in Figure 2 Drawing above is showing the overall layout and 0000001027 00000 n
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These particular verticals come with a tuning adjustment that will enable them to be used even down to 20 meters with a tuner. It had a plastic hub that connected the two elements.
!#! 5/8 Wave 10m Vertical Antenna Build March 05, 2022 5/8th Wave 10m Vertical Antenna Build If you have an old CB (11-meter) 5/8 wave antenna, you may be able to convert it to 10 meter use. Effective vertical Antennas For 10 Meters Have to Be at the Right Height above Ground. All you need to do is install the 1/2 inch Aluminum tubing at both ends of the 10 Meter and 6 Meter antennas, adjust them to the proper length and tighten the hose clamps that hold them in place. BatteriesBand ConditionsCode 0000004344 00000 n
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the array to be rotated. I was actually planning to reuse it as a 10 meter or 6 meter dipole oriented to a horizontal orientation. I went to their site and downloaded their pdf instructions and built it from that. In this video from AC2RJ, we see how some well-placed trees, a camera tripod, a telescoping fiberglass mast, and a "V" antenna can get you on the air without a lot of effort. Small Business. The SiteSTOREVhf and //-->. Discover more about the . on the 3 inch B&W coil form. (2013 pricing)OUCH! discarded TV antenna. Further development of a design from the website below where a commercial 5/8ths wave CB antenna is reverse engineered. [en] only Licensed Amateur Radio operator in 1996 as IW5EDI, active member of, Class 1970, married with two childrens, love experimenting and antenna home-brewing. But while I had it up it worked great. Install your coax connector (PL259) on the opposite end of the coax. google_ad_width = 468; 0000008391 00000 n
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coil.Editor Notes and 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (14) $47.95 $ 47. . " Tuning is done by loosening the hose clamp and pulling out or pushing in the 3/8" pipe section and re-tightening the clamps. It is gradually improving while gaining know-how.http://mk1502.web.fc2.com/ahf1/248ishp.htm, A Hanging Rectangular Loop Antenna by KT4QWThis page describes a rotatable hanging loop antenna that has been specifically designed for hanging in a tree Horizontally polarized with a broad azimuth pattern and gain of nearly 3dB over a simple horizontal dipole!http://kt4qw.com/acan1.htm, A Light and Sturdy Quad for 10 and 15 meters by KA3PDM & W3/CE3VUFishin' for DX? Thanks in advance for any assistance. It helps in transportation and makes tuning the antenna a snap. insulators were used to fasten the elements (at the triangles apexes) and Although Varney envisioned his design primarily as a 3/2 wavelength antenna for the 20 meter Amateur Radio band, radio amateurs have used the antenna for multiband use. antenna became very popular with the 10M crowd during the IGY The 10/15/20 Meter Trap Vertical Antenna by KGZZ This antenna project came out very nice. Six Meter Dipole What's not to like about a six-meter dipole? economically priced A-99. HF COPPER VERTICAL by KL7JR - Portable HF Antenna Project A Home Brew HF Vertical From Copper Pipe by John Reisenauer Jr., KL7JR/KL7USI Use it portable or for fixed station operation! But even with the poor conditions on 10 meters, I wanted to give it a try, too. It also has the added advantage of shortening the overall length of an antenna significantly ,especially if more than one set of traps is used.
on Step 3. across the entire band from 28.0 to 29.7, and the excellent results, this Thank you for visiting my Amateur Radio Blog. Custom Cables Built, Tested and Shipped FAST! 0000008412 00000 n
However, I don't intend on using it for CB for long I am waiting to get a 10 meter HF soon and plan on re-tuning it for that band.. Did you make this project? For the latest Amateur/Ham Radio news and information, please visit these web sites: http://www.HawaiiARRL.info. A Ground Plane antenna project for 10 meters band by N4ZAW. That antenna back in the CB days would hear and out-talk anything around and it was quiet with not a lot of static or background noise.