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HF
ANTENNAS by TYPE
( 160 - 10
Meters)
Dipole
Types (and multibands)
NEW 160 Thru
70cm Antenna Marvel!
DIPOLE /
INVERTED V
MULTIBAND HF DIPOLE
PROJECT
CLOUD WARMER NVIS
BEAM
DOUBLE
BAZOOKA!
THE FOUR DOLLAR
SPECIAL
THE LATTIN 5
BANDER
INVERTED VEE LONG
WIRE
40 METER SUPER GAIN
NVIS
40 METER CW
NVIS
THE COBRA
ANTENNA
ALL BAND
DOUBLET
10 METER V FACTOR
DIPOLE
10 METER TECH CLASS
DIPOLE!
Centered on 28.400mhz
NEW CAROLINA
WINDOM
W8AOK G5RV "WALNUT
TOWER"
AE5JU MULTIBAND
"FAN" DIPOLE
ALL BAND STURBA
CURTAIN!
INVERTED "L"
MULTIBANDER
(W7LPN)
G5RV MULTIBAND
HF ANTENNA
AE5JU HOMEBREW BUDDIEPOLE
(Pdf file download)
AE5JU
75-40-20 Meter Field Day!
(Operate 3 bands, one
antenna)
THE KB3PKB FAN
DIPOLE!
Vertical
Types(and multibands):
HUSTLER 4BTV ON 17
METERS
HUSTLER 4BTV ON 17
METERS(With a Twist by K7TUC)
HUSTLER 4BTV 12/17 METER
MOD
BY
KL7JR
HUSTLER 5BTV ON 17
METERS
HUSTLER 5BTV 17 METER
MOD
(Aluminum Tubing
version)
KL7JR 5 BAND PIPE
VERTICAL
KL7JR 5 BAND 1/2
WAVE ON 20 VERTICAL
KL7JR HF
COPPER
PORTABLE VERTICAL
KL7JR DUAL BAND
VERTICAL HF WIRE
40 THRU
10 WIRE VERTICAL
40 METER VERTICAL -
ZL1ALZ
KL7JR VERTICAL
DIPOLE
And a novel matching method
10 METER "SUPER
SCANNER"
HF MULTIBAND
VERTICAL
Convert that old CB Antenna
20 METER PORTABLE GROUND
PLANE
(From
Across the Pond)
A J POLE FOR ANY
BAND
Design
a J Pole
THE G3XOV JOYSTICK
VERTICAL
(HF multiband vertical)
75/80 METER VERTICAL -
KJ4IIF
(1/4 wave
Vertical-multiband)
KL7JR 40 -10 PORTABLE
VERTICAL
K6MM 160 METER
VERTICAL
(A limited space helical vertical)
20-10MTR
VERTICAL USING GOLF BALL
RETREIVERS/KL7JR
Loop
Types (and multibands))
THE HENTENNA
RE-VISITED
80-40 METER DUAL
LOOP
ZZWAVE
KL7JR ALL BAND
LOOP
(Horizontal Version)
KL7JR EASY VERTICAL
LOOP
80 ~ 6 METERS
28 and 24 MHz LIMITED
SPACE
3/4 WAVE DELTA LOOP
KL7JR SLOPER DELTA LOOP 80 -6
KL7JR INDOOR LOOP 40-10 Meters
Restricted Space using
coils
Yagi's (Beams)(and
multibands)
THE ONE ELEMENT
"BEAM"!
ONE ELEMENT "BEAM" 20 THRU
6!
20 METER 3
ELEMENT "HAMSTICK YAGI"
20 METER 2 EL HAMSTICK "
V"
3 HALF WAVELENGTH
VEE
17 M TA33 JUNIOR
CONVERSION
17 METER COAX
MOXON
MURRAY STATE U
MOXON
ONE ELEMENT "BEAM" 20 THRU
6!
KL7JR 10 METER BEAM
(2EL)
THE KE4NU MULTIBAND
HEXBEAM
(Broadband 20 - 10 meters +)
2 ELEMENT QUAD 10/11
METER
(N1UUE says take your
pick)
Sloper
Types - Directional(and
multibands)
COAX-FED SLOPER LONG
WIRE
SLOPING INVERTED V
(L) BY LA1IC
Experimental and
Misc
KB0YKI ANTENNA
DESIGN
(Various antenna types-off
site)
WONDER BAR
ANTENNA
10 AND 12 METER WIRE
BEAM!
(Experimental)
LIMITED SPACE 160/80
METER
(Experimental)
THE JOYSTICK
ANTENNA
(Experimental Multiband
HF Vertical for Restricted Space)
WA3WZR MODERN
JOYSTICK
20 METER VERTICAL
"ZEPP"
(Experimental)
20 METER WONDER BAR
(RESTRICTED SPACE
ANTENNA)
THE
KG4FBY 80/40 METER "IT" PROJECT
DUAL G5RV
OMNI Experimental
(360 degree
coverage ?? one feedline)
BENT VERTICAL DIPOLE
KL7JR
(Indoor experimental
10-20mtrs)
EXPERIMENTAL "PANCAKE"
KL7JR
(10-20 meter indoor
design)
160-80 METER INVERTED
L
A limited space "Arctic" version by
KL7JR
REMOTE
TUNED FULL BAND 80/75
INVERTED V DIPOLE
One dipole for
full band operation.
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50MHZ AND UP
Verticals/2m/440/multiband
2 METER ULTRA CHEAP
ANTENNA
2 METER SLING SHOT
RE-VISITED
DESIGN A J POLE FOR ANY
BAND
EASY 2 METER GROUND PLANE
+
2 METER 5/4 WAVE
ANTENNA
THE "LL COOL
J"
2 meters for a song
2 METER COLLINEAR BY
M3FVB
2 /
440 SURPRISE!
2 / 440
VERTICAL
2 / 440 SLEEVE VERT
2 M PVC MOUNT
GP
SLIM JIM
ANTENNA (BASIC DESIGN)
2 METER COPPER
TUBING
SLIM
JIM BY
KE5FXU
(More Slim Jims below)
2 METER 2BCX SLIM JIM
ANTENNA
(THE original F.C. Judd SLIM JIM
BY
G2BCX, SK)!!!
NOTES ON THE SLIM JIM ANTENNA
BY M0UXB,
UK
300 OHM TWIN LEAD SLIM
JIM
2 METER SLIM JIM BY N9AGT
(SO-239
Feed and PVC "T's"
2 METER J POLE TO
SLIM JIM
CONVERSION
2 METER ALUMINUM SLIM
JIM
SLIM JIM BY 9W2WTF
2 METER TRAIN TRACK
ANTENNA
"J STICK" 2 METER
MOBILE
2 METER 450 OHM LADDER LINE SLIM
JIM
2 METER "LITTLE
STICK"
THE "BALCONY
BOOMER"
2
M "BALCONY BENDER"
2 M "BALCONY
BUDDY"
2
M VERTICAL BAZOOKA
2 METER "ROCKET
LAUNCHER"
(A Cool
mounted ground plane)
THE "TOWNSMAN" 2/440 DUAL BANDER
by G3JAM, UK
(pdf file for
download)
THE 440
BAND TOWNSMAN
(Unique matching
system)
K50E 2M LOW ANGLE
VERTICAL
(More signal at the
horizon)
440 SLING
SHOT
KJ4LXW
2 Meter (Cheap and Easy)
WX9DX-KC9DTW 2 METER
QUAD
(Pdf file download)
WX9DX
2 METER COLLINEAR
(Pdf file
download)
2 METER/70CM AND ASSORTED PROJECTS BY WB8ERJ (OFF SITE)
(J
POLES, SATELLITE, BICYCLE, PHASING HARNES,
WIFI)
6 Meter Antennas (Mixed types)
6 METER 5/8 WAVE
VERTICAL
ANOTHER 6 M J POLE
DESIGN
(Archives of the
"Wayback Machine"
6 METER SLIM JIM 300
OHM METRIC
6 METER "SLICK SIX"
DIPOLE
6 METER DUAL POLARITY (CB
MOD)
(A
"Cool" idea by KD4WPC)
6 METER ROTATEABLE DELTA
LOOP
6 METER ZIP CORD EDZ 50 OHM
FEED
6 METER HALO
LOOP
6 METER EDZ SIGNAL
SQUIRTER
3 ELEMENT BEAM FOR
6
(See 6 Meter Loop below also on same
page)
ANOTHER 6 METER
LOOP
2 METER SSB SQUARE
LOOP
2 METER SSB YAGI
ANTENNA
TRIBAND
TRI-BAND
6/2/440
COLLINEAR
Mixed Types (2 and 6
Meters)
Includes Yagi, Loops, Quads, Bobtail
2 METER SSB SQUARE
LOOP
2 METER FULL WAVE
LOOP
2 METER BOBTAIL
BEAM
2 METER BOBTAIL BEAM
ROVER
2 METER BOBTAIL BEAM (Attic Version)
2 METER TRIPOD
BEAM
2 METER SSB YAGI
ANTENNA
N5WVX 2M 7 Element Yagi
(With a
"Twist")
WA8CCU 2 METER COAX
BEAM
2 METER "ZL" SPECIAL YAGI!
(From an original article by F. C.
Judd)
Pdf download about
1meg
K4MMG 2 METER
QUAD
(Tips on building better
Quads)
2 METER 3 ELEMENT
QUAD
(Direct Feed!)
Reduced Size 2 and 6 Meter
Yagi's
THE HENTENNA
RE-VISITED
ONE ELEMENT BEAM 20 THRU
6!
N3SDO "J"
BEAM
ANOTHER 6 METER
LOOP
70CM DOUBLE TWIN
QUAD
6 METER 6 EL SSB
YAGI
2 METER BOBTAIL BEAM
KD8JZP
"Bobtailing over the
Bay"
2 and 6 METER YAGI
PROJECTS (Reduced size Yagis using coax velocity factor)
By W6HJ
2 METER "BIRD HOUSE" ANTENNA
A Novel
Hidden 2 Meter Design that fools the
neighbors!
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