How to Attach Radials to a Radial Plate
“Jeff, AC2AU has a straight-forward question, How exactly do I attach radials to a commercial vertical antenna? Dave will...
Category: Antenna
Comet HFJ-350M 160m-5m – Antenna Review
A pocket size antenna that covers all HF bands. Ideal for IC-705 COMET HFJ-350M TOY BOX 10-Band 1.8-50MHz portable...
Fan Dipoles
Bob Carver, KB0XT, wants to know how close he can put his dipoles or if he can even combine...
How close can Antennas be?
Bpb, KC1MOF, is setting up his second antenna, a mfj 1846 hex beam, and wants to know if his...
How to Build Cheap Wire Delta Loop Antenna
How to Build Cheap Wire Delta Loop Antenna – Love them or Hate them! Antenna Q52 Relay-switched 20-17-15-12-10 meter...
Analyzing Analyzers
Robert P Brady, K5RPB, asks “Is an analyzer a primary purchase for building antennas or should I rely on...
3-Band 6m DX, 2m DX, 2m FM Yagi Antenna PA50-144HV-17-3-3CB
Three band antennas in one. PA50-144HV-17-3-3CB. – 6m Horizontal antenna – 2m Horizontal antenna – 2m Vertical antenna 3...
Do I need to Aim a Dipole?
Danny, K5STY, wants to know if he should aim his dipole in a particular direction for the best signal...
Keep Antennas in the Clea
Dan Evander, KJ7YBK, lives in a duplex condo and wants to set up a dipole on his roof, but...
Ionopheric Propagation of Dipoles
Edwin Anderson, asks what is the proper orientation and angle for a dipole if he plans to use it...
Receive Antennas, Contest University and Field Day
Contest University, Clubs, Field Day the DX Engineering catalog and receive antennas on this weeks episode of Tuesdays with...
AlexLoop HamPack
This is the AlexLoop HamPack system – the ultimate solution for the hampacker and the antenna restricted Ham. Antenna...
Wimo X-Quad Antenna for 144 MHz 18010
The X-Quad antenna is a refinement of the well-known multi-element quads. Its special features, especially developed for amateur radio,...
First Antenna Questions
Laurent Egli, soon to be HB9***, has some questions about what antenna would be a good first antenna for...
Tri-band 6 element HF Upper Bands and CB Radio Yagi Antenna 3B-222
HF 3-Band antenna 3B-222 for 20m, 15m and 10m that covers also 11m CB through the power of full...
Chameleon CHA-RXL Stealth Receive Loop Antenna
Chameleon is releasing a new receive only loop, the CHA-RXL. Lets get it on the roof, test it out...
Antennas Vs Trees
Jeff, KD8KPT, asks about the logistics of putting antennas up in his trees. Antenna The X7 Triband Yagi –...
Review of Bilal Isotron 20m Single Band Antenna
More than one Oggie has suggested I review the Bilal Isotron 20m Single Band Antenna Solve Virtually Any Restricted...
MAGNETIC LOOP 40M – 10M Built by 2E0ERO
Here we take a look at the principles of a transmitting magnetic loop and then test a magnetic loop...
Can a Balun be Too Big?
“Oggie Jon McAdams, K3MAH, is getting back into HF and wants to try QRP. Will baluns, coax, etc., rated...
An end fed half wave cage antenna. How much wider bandwidth does it provide?
Another comparison between a single wire and a cage arrangement. This time on the end fed half wave antenna....
Magic Magnetic Loop – Alex HamPack Magnetic Loop Review
The new HamPack from Alex Loop looks to be an interesting product. We check it out. Magnetic Loop Antenna...
80M Antenna with HOA Constraints
Welcome to the 400th Ask Dave video! Ken, VE7ZY, is having trouble with an 80m dipole mounted very closely...
Can I Put One End of a Dipole Next to my VHF Antenna?
Nick, KC3PWJ, has a flagpole and also a pole that holds up his VHF/UHF discone. He’d like to string...
Wideband Antennas for SDR Radios
Flip, W4FLP, asked about options for wideband antennas for the popular RSP-DX software defined radio from SDRPlay. We cover...