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Metal Tape Antenna Magic: This Stuff Is Crazy!!!

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  Get ready for the annual ARRL Field Day Emergency Communications Exercise, 22-23 June 2024, 1800 UTC Saturday to 2059 UTC Sunday. If you need a simple, effective, and mostly cheap HF antenna for that annual event, look no further than this project from Simon (VA7BIX). If you have some extra wire, a metal tape measure, a telescoping fiberglass fishing pole, an extra balun, some coax or ladder line, then you have most of the materials needed to launch your Field Day Antenna. Simon takes you step-by-step in making and using this emergency portable antenna.  His initial results are impressive, considering the limited design parameters of this "sky hook." If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFVe-vENhYE. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Simon (VA7BIX): Metal Tape Antenna Magic: This STUFF IS CRAZY!!! #antenna #hf #hamradio G'day Mat
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The lightweight field day Hexbeam Antenna you can build.

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  If you're looking for a news antenna for this upcoming ARRL Field Day Event (last full weekend in June), then this hexbeam design is for you. Colin (MM0OPX) does an excellent job of taking us through the design, construction, testing, and use phases of this remarkably sturdy multiband HF antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTTB9Bg6I90. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Colin (MM0OPX): If you want to build this Hexbeam here is a link to the files you need - https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript MM0OPX Field Radio 5.78K subscribers
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Testing the W3EDP Mini-Antenna using 450 Ohm Ladder Line

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  Thanks to Gil of "RadioPreppers.com" for this fascinating modification of the "classic" W3EDP multiband HF antenna. Construction and testing of this "Mini-W3EDP Antenna" are straight forward.  Just follow the instructions in the video. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgInZdN_DD0. Thanks for joining us today. Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM). Here are some comments from Gil: This antenna has evolved from the original W3EDP, itself inspired by the ZEPP, and uses an impedance matching section made of ladder-line and a 4:1 BALUN. In this video I go the the Island of St Marguerite by sailboat and test the antenna on the boat as well as on land. Performance is as expected, not great, but it works and is practical, easy to build and use, as well as cheap. My original W3EDP video:     • W3EDP Antenna with RT-320.   My video operating on the Island:     • The Man in The Iron 
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