So i wanted an hf beam.
Hf beam antenna homebrew.
The hexbeam worked very well indeed.
It somewhat resembles a wolf river coil.
I also got descriptions as to how they were put together how they performed etc.
You should join the hex beam.
About mobile dual band 2m 440 roger k6xq advises can i build a 2m 440mhz 5 8 mobile antenna.
As this antenna was new to me i got a few of these stations to rotate their beams so i could see the front to back ratio.
Has good hf beams already 20 thru 10m and perhaps needs something for 30 40 and even 80m.
Helically loading a beam or vertical has been extensively discussed in the arrl handbook antenna handbook moxon s hf antennas for all locations for many many years.
All bands vertical antenna hf homebrew a few months ago my friend 9w2 ayr anuar and i visited my new friend 9m2lr mr richard lau at nibong tebal south of seberang perai penang.
Slinky antenna build video here.
After a few talked he gave us an article about vertical antenna that he took from the internet.
Lowell n1lo moxon antenna projects 17m and 20m via kd6wd.
So let s proceed to the mini moxon project at w7xa linear loading making a folded back section is somewhat mechanically complex and can add significantly.
And i craved a new project.
We use some simple software designed by dan maguire ac6la which was first published on l b.
It had nearly the same specs as the yagi i was about to build.
I accepted the offer and with the help of some local hams it was up on top of the new mast.
Basically a moxon rectangle is a 50 ohm two element wire beam antenna.
But i yearned for more.
My vertical my g5rv my skywire horizontal loop and my multi band dipole all do a reasonably good job from 160 through 6 meters.
Cebik s website to identify all the critical measurements.
It consists of a driven element and a reflector.
Mobile dual band vhf uhf antenna homebrew project from ve3rgw mobile hf antenna by hb9abx 10 80m mobile hf multiband antenna project from mark d.
40m 2 elements full size yagi antenna elements uhf yagi antenna m5aml homebrew aerials 2m 70cm antennas vhf uhf beam and yagi antennas at dx on6mu uhf 4 6 10.
This video is a short demonstration of a homebrewed vertical antenna using a inductive coil that i made.
Https youtu be som1sobyoh8 i ve changed out the speaker wire counterpoise on my slinky antenna with a tape measure.